IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS TUESDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1931 AS.No. 753 of 1999(C) --------------------- OS.921/1993 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,THRISSUR .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- 1. DR. M. MALATHI MENON, RESIDING AT 'SREEDEVI', DR. PAI ROAD, POOJAPURA, - DIED THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. M.R. SIDHARTHAN, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 3. DR. M. GEETHA GANGADHARAN OF DO DO REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER DR. M. MALATHI MENON, RESIDING AT SREEDEVI, DR. PAI ROAD, POOJAPURA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. M.R. SANTHI, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- ADDL. APPELLANT 5. RAMUNNI MENON, SREEDEVI DR. PAI ROAD, POOJAPURA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ADDL. APPELLANT NO.5 IMPLEADED AS THE LR OF THE DECEASED 1ST APPELLANT AS PER ORDER ON C.M.P. NO: 2820/02 IN AS. 753/99 DT.24.7.02. BY ADV. SRI. P. SUKUMARAN NAYAR SRI. G. UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.P.V.RAMESH SHANKAR SRI.G.P.SHINOD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNNIKRISHNAN MENON RESIDING AT NO.20 GIRI NAGAR, ERNAKULAM 2. SUKUMARAN S/O. MARATH LATE ACHUTHAN NAIR VADAKKATH HOUSE, THEKKUMKARA VILLAGE THALAPPILLY THALUK. 3. KRISHNAN MENON, STENOGRAPHER F.A.C.T., COCHIN DIVISION AMBALA MUKAL (P.O.) THRIPUNITHURA, COCHIN. 4. AMMINI AMMA @ SAROJINI AMMA VADAKKATH HOUSE, THEKKUMKARA VILLAGE AND DESOM, THALAPPPILLY THALUK. 5. SAVITHRI AMMA, RESIDING IN VADAKKATH HOUSE, THEKKUMKARA VILLAGE AND DESOM, THALAPPILLY TALUK. 6. SIVASANKARAN, S/O. MARATH LATE ACHUTHAN NAIR VADAKKATH HOUSE, THEKKUMARA VILLAGE AND DESOM, THALAPPILLY TALUK. 7.VIJAYAKUMARI, W/O. LATE VADAKKATH ACHUTHAN NAIR, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- - DIED 8.DAYAKUMAR, S/O. LATE ACHUTHAN NAIR AND VIJAYAKUMARI, RESIDING AT VADAKKATH HOUSE, THEKKUMKARA VILLAGE AND DESOM THALAPPILLY TALUK. 9. ANILKUMAR, S/O. LATE ACHUTHAN NAIR AND VIJAYAKUMARI, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 10. VENUGOPALAN, 'SARADA MANDIRAM' MULAGUNNATHUKAVU, TRICHUR TALUK. 11.SURENDRAN, INDIAN NAVAL PHYSICAL & OCEANIC LABORATORY, KAKKANAD, - DIED COLLECTORATE, COCHIN. 12.VALSALA, AYYAPPATH HOUSE AMBALAPURAM, MULAGUNNATHUKAVU PO, PERINGANDOOR. 13. SARALA, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 14. SASIDHARAN, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 15.SATHY PADMANABHAN, MARATH HOUSE ENKAKADU VILLAGE DESOM, THALAPPILLY TALUK. 16.P. P. KUMAR @ PADMAKUMAR RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 17. P. RAMKUMAR, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 18. ANILKUMAR RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- 19. KRISHNAKUMAR, RESIDING AT -DO- -DO- ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS: 20.SEETHALEKSHMI, 34/2151, SREESADAN, EDAPPALLY COCHIN - 682 024. 21.SIVADAS -DO- 22.LATHA -DO- 23. SREENIVASAN -DO- ADDL. RESPONDENTS 20 TO 23 IMPLEASED AS THE LRS' OF THE DECEASED 11TH RESPONDENT AS PER ORDER IN CMP. 2671/ 00 IN AS. 753/99 DATED 24.7.2002. IT IS RECORDED THAT THE 7TH RESPONDENT DIED AND RESPONDNETS 8 AND 9 ARE HER LEGAL HEIRS AS PER ORDER IN MEMO NO:2739/05 DT.17.3.2005. BY ADV. SRI.D.KRISHNA PRASAD FOR R2 TO R6 SRI.M.HARISHARMA FOR R8 & R9 SRI.K.P.SATHEESAN FOR R1 SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR FOR R1 THIS APPEAL SUITS HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: // TRUE COPY // K.M. JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS JJ., - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. S. NO: 753 OF 1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of November, 2009. JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph J., IT IS STATED IN THE MEMO SUBMITTED BY ADV. SRI. G. UNNIKRISHNAN, COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANTS THAT HE HAS RELINQUISHED THE VAKALATH OF THE APPELLANTS AND THE CASE BUNDLE IS HANDED OVER TO THE APPELLANTS ON 19.5.2005. THERE IS NO APPEARANCE FOR THE APPELLANTS, EVEN TODAY. THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT. SD/- (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE SD/- (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE dl/