IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2011 / 15TH ASHADHA 1933 RFA.No. 245 of 2009 ----------------------------------- OS.88/1985 of ADDL.SUB COURT, PALAKKAD .................... APPELLANTS :(PLAINTIFFS 2 TO 5): -------------------------------------------------- 1. M.THOMAS WILSON, 2. JOHN BOSCOW, 3. MARSHAL, 4. PHILIP, APPELLANTS ARE THE CHILDREN OF MICHELSWAMY, RESIDING AT VADAKARPATHY VILLAGE, PARASIKKAL P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.V.MANIPRASAD RESPONDENT(S): (DEFENDANTS 2 TO 7 & 11 TO 16 & 18 TO 26) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SEBASTIAN, S/O.LATE THOMAYAR, 2. ALPHONSE, S/O.LATE THOMAYAR, 3. MARIA TRESSA, D/O.LATE THOMAYAR, 4. VICTORIA, D/O.LATE THOMAYAR, 5. DHANISILAVAS, S/O.LATE THOMAYAR, 6. MUTHUSWAMY, S/O.LATE THOMAYAR, 7. GNANAPRAKASHAM, S/O.MUTHUSWAMY, 8. KRISHNAN, S/O.ARU, R.F.A.NO.245 OF 2009 9. SANTHI, W/O.LATE GURUSWAMY, 10. INDIRA MARY, D/O.LATE GURUSWAMY, 11. AMAL MARTIN, S/O.LATE GURUSWAMY, 12. VIKKI VIMAL, S/O.LATE GURUSWAMY, 13. M.SELVARAJ, S/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 14. M.LOORD MARY, D/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 15. M.VINCENT, S/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 16. M.KUZHANTHAY THARASSU, D/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 17. M.BENJAMIN, S/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 18. M.KUZHANTHAI RAJ, S/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 19. M.JOHN PUSHPAM, S/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 20. M.SILVESTER CHARLES, S/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY, 21. M.VERGEENIA PAKIA JYOTHY, D/O.LATE AMRUTHA MARY. RESPONDENTS 1 AND 5 ARE RESIDING AT KOOLAMOOTHAN VEEDU, VATTAPPARA, WALAYAR DAM P.O., PALAKKAD. RESPONDENTS 2, 3, 4 AND 6 ARE RESIDING AT KOOLAMOOTHAN VEEDU, KONGANPARA P.O., KOZHIPPARA, PUDUSSERI AMSOM, PALAKKAD TALUK. RESPONDENT NO.7 IS RESIDING AT KAKKAYAM VEEDU, CHANDRAPURAM, WALAYAR DAM P.O., PALAKKAD. RESPONDENT NO.8 IS RESIDING AT MELEPPURA, KONGANPARA, KOZHIPPARA, PUTHUSSERRY VILLAGE, PALAKKAD. RESPONDENTS 9 TO 12 ARE NOW RESIDING AT 28B, JANADHA FLATS, SARITHA VIHAR, POCKET M., NEW DELHI-110 076. RESPONDENTS 13, 14, 16 AND 17 TO 21 ARE RESIDING AT SILVASTHRI HOUSE, NEELIPPARA, KOZHIPPARA P.O., CHITTOOR TALUK. RESPONDENT NO.14 IS RESIDING AT KAKKAYAR HOUSE, NEELIPPARA, KOZHIPPARA P.O., CHITTUR TALUK. RESPONDENT NO.16 IS RESIDING AT LUTHER HOUSE, PUNKKANTHURAI, PARISIKKAL, PALAKKAD. ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN FOR R2, R3, R4, R5 & R6 SMT.NITA.N.S. FOR R13-21 SRI.K.N.ABHILASH & SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT FOR R9 TO R12 THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH & M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ----------------------------------------- R.F.A.NO. 245 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th July, 2011 JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph, J. The Appeal arises from the Judgment and Decree of the Sub Court, Palakkad dismissing the Suit for partition, OS No.88/85. Pending the Appeal, the parties have arrived at a compromise. A joint petition is filed under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC and it is prayed that a final decree for partition may be passed in terms of the compromise petition. We brought to the notice of the learned counsel the mandate of Rules 236 and 237 of the Civil Rules of Practice. Then, the learned counsel for the parties would submit that the decree may be set aside and the matter remitted back for passing of the final decree in terms of the compromise and also in compliance with the mandate of Rules 236 and 237 of the Civil Rules of Practice. In such circumstances, while upholding the R.F.A.NO.245/2009 2 decree as against respondents 1,5, 7 and 8, we set aside the decree otherwise and remit the matter back to the Sub Court, Palakkad for further proceedings in terms of the compromise petition. The parties shall appear before the court below on 08.08.2011. The I.A. filed seeking compromise will also be remitted back to the court below along with the records. The Appeal is disposed of as above. Sd/= K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE Sd/= M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE kbk. //True Copy// PS to Judge R.F.A.NO.245/2009 3