IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 10TH MARCH 2008 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 8094 of 2008(L) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- ST.MARY'S ORTHODOX CHURCH PARK AVENUE, KOCHI-11,REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEe, JACOB.C.MATHEW,S/O. MATHEW, KARUVELIL ROAD MAMANGALAM, KOCHI-25. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE CHERIAN (THIRUVALLA) RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. M.ISSAC,S/O.M.K.MATHAI KADAVIL HOUSE, PANAMBILLY NAGAR P.O. 2. HIS GRACE ZACHARIAH MAR ANTHONIOS METROPOLITAN OF COHIN DIOCESE ZION SEMINARI, KORATTY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. HIS HOLINESS MORAN MAR BASELIUS MAR THOMA DIYMUS-1 CATHOLICOS OF OTHE EAST AND MALANKARA METROPOLITAN, CATHOLICATE ARAMANA, DEVALOKAM, KOTTAYAM-38 4. MALANKARA ORTHODOX EPISCOPAL SYNOD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THE GRACE THOMAS MAR ATHANASIOS, METROPLITAN, CATHOLICATE ARAMANA DEVALOKAM, KOTTAYAM-38 5. M.C.POULOSE,S/O. CHERIAN, KEERAMUKUZHIYIL, PARAMBITHARA ROAD, PANAMPILLY NAGAR P.O., KOCHI-36 6. THOMAS VARGHESE,S/O.LATE P.O. VARGHESE PANAKKAMATTOM HOUSE HOUSE NO. 28/2396, CHELAVANNOOR, ELAMKULAM.KOCHI-20. W.P.(C) NO.8094/2008 7. SONY JOB, S/O.T.M.JOB, THOLATH HOUSE L.F.C. ROAD, KALOOR KOCHI-17. 8. REV. FR MATHEW CORE EPISCOPE, PULIMOOTTIL HOUSE, KANJIRAMATTOM P.O. 9. K.V.CHACKO, NADAVALLIL HOUSE KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI-20. 10. A.M.KOSHY, S/O.M.M.MATHAI, RESIDING AT PLOT NO.21 KUMARANASAN NAGAR KOCHI-20. 11. JOSEPH GEORGE,S/O.LATE M.K.GEORGE THERAKAVIL MULLASSERIL HOUSE,PARAMBITHARA CROSS ROAD, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KOCHI-36. 12. KURUVILLA VARUGHESE,S/O. K.K.VARGHESE 29/1565,KALLOOPPARAMBIL , VYTTILA, KOCHI 682 019. 13. T.V.GEORGE, S/O. T.VARGHESE, DO..DO... 14. P.P.MATHEW,S/O. P.M.PHILIPOSE, RAJBHAVAN JAWAHARNAGAR, KOCHI. 15. K.K.JACOB,S/O.LATE KURIAN ALEXANDER KALLAMMAKKAL, JANATHA ROAD, LANE-14, VYTTILA, KOCHI-19. 16. THOMAS YOHANNAN,S/O. K.G.YOHANNAN, KUTTIYIL HOUSE, POONNURUNNI, VYTTILA P.O., KOCHI-19 17. T.G.MATHEWS, S/O. GEEVARGHESE, NADUVAMPURATH, CHELAVANNUR,KOCHI. 18. K.M.VARGHESE, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. K.C.MATHEW, KANIYAMPUZHA, VYTTILA. 19. M.A. CHERIAN,S/O. M.C.ABRAHAM MOOKANCHERIL, KOCHI-16 20. THAMPI SAMUEL,S/O.P.T.SAMUEL, KOCHUPARAYIL, WATER LAND ROAD, KADAVANTHRA KOCHI-20. 21. ZACHARIA P. JOHN, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS YOHANNAN, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM 22. T.C. VARGHESE,S/O.K.C.CHACKO,CHURCH SRUARE,ELAMKULAM, KOCHI-20 W.P.(C) NO.8094/2008 23. M.C.ISSAC,S/O. CHERIAN, BAHARATIYAVIDYA BHAVAN ROAD, PANAMPILLY NAGAR. 24. T.C.SOLOMON,S/O,.LATE T.K.CHERIAN THUNDALATHIL, F.A.C.ROAD, VYTTILA ,KOCHI-19 25. ABRAHAM.P.SIMON, S/O.LATE P.SIMON, KOCHUVEETTIL , C.P. CROSS ROAD, KADAVANTHRA. 26. PHILIP ABRAHAM, S/O.LATE A.T.PHILIP AYROOPARAMBIL, K.P.VALLON ROAD, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI-20. 27. ITTY JACOB, S/O.CHACKO, KALARIKKAL KOCHI-20 28. DANIEL C. JOHN, S/O.C.D.JOHN CHALAPPURATH, MARADU P.O. 29. P.G.JAMES, S/O. P.S.GEORGE, JESS VILLA, PONNURUNNI, KOCHI-19. 30. K.K.EAPPAN,S/O. ALEXANDER KURIAN KALLAMMAKKAL HOUSE, POONITHURA P.O.,KOCHI. 31. K.K.LUKOSE, S/O.LATE K.L.KURUVILLA 100, GIRINAGAR. 32. C.V.SUNNY, S/O.LATE VARGHESE BLOSSOM, KOCHI ROAD, KADAVANTHARA. 33. V.CHACKO, S/O.LATE YOHANNAN, SUNIL NIVAS, VYTTILA. 34. SUNNY VARGHESE, S/O.LATE P.VARGHESE KANNADISSERIL, ELAMKULAM ROAD, KOCHI-17. 35. M.J.GEORGEKUTTY,S/O. M.C.JOHN, ST.MARY'S CLLINIC ERNAKULAM KOCHI-20. 36. K.J.JACOB, S/O. K.I.JOHN, 37/1415, KJOITHARA, KALLOR KADAVANTHRA ROAD KALOOR P.O., KOCHI-17 37. T.A. VARGHESE, AGED 74 YEARS, S/O.ALEX KOCHAVIRA, PLOT NO.12, MIG GCDA PANAMBILLY NAGAR. 38. MATHEW VARGHESE,S/O. P.P.VARGHESE PANAMPILLY NAGAR. W.P.(C) NO.8094/2008 39. K.K.WILSON, S/O,LATE KOCHUMAMON 28/702, KADAVANTHRA, K.P. VALLON ROAD KOCHI-20. 40. GEORGE THARAKAN.T. S/O. T.G.THANKACHAN THANKAN VEEDU, VYTTILA P.O., THYKOODAM, KOCHI-19 41. T.P.JOSEPH,S/O. LATE I.POULOSE, THATTAMPURATH, SUDARSAN LANE, COCHI-20/ 42. MR. T.V.THOMAS,S/O.LAE VARKEY VARGHESE THYKKAKATH, HIG AVENUE, GANDHI NAGAR KOCHI-20 43. ALICE ISSAN W/O.M.ISSAC, KADAVIL, G-262 PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KCOHI-36. 44. GEORGE VALLAKKALIL, S/O. JOHN JACOB VALLAKKALIL, VYTTILA P.O. 45. C.JACOB KOSHY,S/O.C.M.KOSHY M/3/85. INDIRA NAGAR, KADAVANTHRA, KCOHI-20 46. M.K.ABRAHAM,S/O. M.K.KOSHY,10B4, ABM TOWER, KOCHI 682 020. 47. S.P.SAJO, S/O.K.PAPPACHAN,VALIYAZHIKATH CHILAVANNUR ROAD, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI. 48. E.JACOB KURIAN, S/O. E.N.KURIAN ENCHAKKADU HOUSE, 31/752,VYTTILA KOCHI 682020. 49. SISILY JOHN, W/O. M.P.JOHN, MAYANAMKUZHIL HOUSE, VENNALA, JANATHA ROAD KOCHI. 50. NASH P.THOMAS, PALLIVATHUKKAL, KAWAHAR NAGAR, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI 682 020. 51. P.M.MATHEW, 27/2328-A, BVM ROAD GIRINAGAR, KCOHI-20. 52. JACOB E.J., S/O.LATE JACOB, ANUGRAHA, ELANJIKKAL BHAVANI VIDYA MANDIR ROAD KADAVANTHRA PO, ERNAKULAM. 53. K.K.MATHEW,ELANJIMATTOM HOUSE NEAR GAS PLANT, KADAVANTHRA,KOCHI. W.P.(C) NO.8094/2008 54. CAPT.A.C.GEORGE,S/O.LATE PERUMAL CHACKO 28/1330, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI-682 020. 55. ANNAMMA KOSHY KURIAN, THONDUPARAMPIL HOUSE, IRIMPANAM P.O., TRIPUNITHURA. 56. T.V.JOSEPH,S/O.T.G.VARGHESE, THONDUPARAMBIL HOUSE,KARICODE MULANTHURUTHY. 57. T.V.JOHN,S/O.T.G.VARGHESE, 264, GIRINAGAR,KADAVANTHRA P.O., KOCHI 682 020 58. JACOB OMMEN,H.B.-52 PANAMPILLY NAGAR,THATUPURACKAL PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KOCHI 682 036. 59. MRS.MARIAMMA MATHEW,W/O.MATHEW P.M. PURACKAL, B.V.M.ROAD, KADAVANTHRA-20. 60. M.G.THANKACHAN,S/O.P.T.GEORGE MEPURATHU HOUSE, HOUSE NO. 31/989-B, KUNJAN BAVA ROAD, VYTTILA,KOCHI -19. 61. K.BABY ZACHARIAH, S/O.K.I.ZACHARIAH KANDISSERIL HOUSE, JUNIOR JANATHA ROAD VYTTILA, KOCHI-19. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/03/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.C. NO. 8094 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is preferred by the plaintiffs in the original suit filed under Order 1 Rule 10(2) of CPC to strike off additional defendants 11 to 59 from the party array. The suit is one for declaration to keep up the enjoyment of plaint A and B schedule properties, declaration of Kalpana No. 16/01 of 2nd defendant illegal, null and void and for a prohibitory injunction. An application under Order 1 Rule 8 was filed. It was allowed and paper publication was done. Defendants 5 to 59 moved an application for getting themselves impleaded as defendants in the party array. I am informed that those applications were allowed and they have filed written statements and it is at this stage an application is filed under Order 1 Rule 10(2) to delete or strike off the names of those persons. An application under Order 1 Rule 8 is followed on the principle that when W.P.C 8094 OF 2008 -:2:- innumerable number of persons are interested in the subject matter of a suit all need not be joined as parties and therefore a suit in a representative capacity can be filed and for the persons who are going to be affected a paper publication is contemplated whereby they can come and join in the party array for the preservation of their rights. That stage is over now. They have filed written statements. Now, whether we can invoke under Order 1 Rule 10(2) to strike off or adding parties on the ground that since innumerable number of persons are there as their interest will be protected under Order 1 Rule 8 they need not continue in the party array. To my mind there is no doubt that such a procedure cannot be adopted. One cannot know who all will join together or who all will protest against and therefore when they are as parties it is obligatory on the part of the Court to hear them and dispose of matter in accordance with law. We cannot say that they are unnecessary parties because with the plaintiff on records their petitions had been allowed for impleadment and therefore one cannot challenge W.P.C 8094 OF 2008 -:3:- the entitlement of them to get themselves impleaded. Therefore I do not find any mistake committed by the Court below in rejecting the application for striking out the names of those parties. But I find that innumerable number of observations made by the Court below in the order, I think it need not be taken into consideration while deciding the matter and the observation made therein shall not be a guiding factor and untramelled by those observations the matter may be disposed of on merits. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE. ul/-