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2025 DAILYLAW 3846 (KER)

ELIZABATH PETER v. JOSEPH AUSTIN

OP(C)/505/2025 · 2025-03-24

Basant Balaji

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI MONDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 3RD CHAITHRA, 1947 OP(C) NO. 505 OF 2025 EP NO.55 OF 2023 OF ASSISTANT SESSIONS COURT/SUB COURT AT PUNALUR, KOLLAM. PETITIONER/DECREE HOLDER: ELIZABATH PETER AGED 78 YEARS D/O. JANE AUSTIN, VRINDAVAN, CHETTICHIRA, VYTILLA (P.O), COCHIN – 682 019 KURISSADI BHAVAN, PUNNATHALA CHERRY, KOLLAM WEST VILLAGE, KOLLAM REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SRI.JAMESON PETER, S/O.PETER DAMINE, AGED 42 YEARS, PLOT NO.19, VRINDAVAN, SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE ROAD, CHETTICHIRA, VYTILLA P.O, KOCHI, PIN - 682019 BY ADV S.SUJIN RESPONDENTS/JUDGMENT DEBTOR: 1 JOSEPH AUSTIN AGED 55 YEARS S/O.ANDREW AUSTIN, AUSTINS VILLA, PUNNATHALA CHERRY, KOLLAM, PIN - 691001 2 SATURNIUM AUSTIN S/O.ANDREW AUSTIN, AUSTINS VILLA, PUNNATHALA CHERRY, KOLLAM REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, JOSEPH AUSTIN, PIN - 691001 3 JAIN AUSTIN W/O.ANDREW AUSTIN, ROSA MYSTICA MWRA 116, MUNDAKKAL KOLLAM, PIN - 691010 OPC 505/2025 -2- 2025:KER:25833 4 MARGRET LAWRENCE D/O.JANE AUSTIN KUNTHANISSERIYIL, VETTAKKAL P.O, CHERTHALA, PIN - 688529 5 REGINALD AUSTIN S/O.ANDREW AUSTIN, RESIDING AT BRIGHT SUN, LATHE WORKS, LLPO DUBAI, PRESENTLY IN CHIPPA, THANGASSERY, KOLLAM, PIN - 691001 6 CLETUS AUSTIN S/O.ANDREW AUSTIN, 1122-NAVADEEP, MUNDAKKAL EAST P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691010 7 PHILOMENA AUSTIN D/O.JANE AUSTIN, TC 23/1661, BNRA -55, JAWAHAR NAGAR, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 8 LAZARUS ALOYSIUS S/O.SEBASTAIN LAZARUS RESIDING AT MARIYALAYAM, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA CHERRY, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 9 STANLEY VINCENT S/O.STANLEY, RESIDING AT KELAPILLATHOPPIL, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, PIN - 691581 0 Y KAMARUDEEN AL AMEENS BUNGLAW, THIRUMULLAVARAM P.O, KOLLAM WEST VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, PIN - 691001 11 LOURDE DAVID W/O.LATE LAWRENCE BABY SEA GIFT, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 12 EMILDA SEBASTIAN D/O.LATE LAWRENCE BABY 'SEA GIFT’, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 13 CICILDA RAJU D/O.LATE LAWRENCE BABY 'SEA GIFT’, SAKTHIKULANGARA OPC 505/2025 -3- 2025:KER:25833 VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 14 SHYNI YESUDAS D/O.LATE LAWRENCE BABY 'SEA GIFT’, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 15 JOSE DAVID S/O.LATE LAWRENCE BABY ''SEA GIFT’, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 16 PASCAL DAVID D/O.LATE LAWRENCE BABY 'SEA GIFT’, SAKTHIKULANGARA VILLAGE, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O, KOLLAM, PIN - 691581 THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OPC 505/2025 -4- 2025:KER:25833 JUDGMENT (Dated this the 24 th day of March, 2025) This original petition is filed for a direction to the Sub Court, Kollam, to dispose of EP No.55/2023 at the earliest within a time frame. 2. The petitioner is the decree holder, and he had filed EP No.55/2023 to execute the decree. Against the judgment and decree in OS No.352/2010, an appeal was preferred, and the appeal was dismissed as per Ext.P3. 3. A report was called for, and a report dated 07.03.2025 is received, wherein it is stated that there are 16 judgment debtors; out of them, the relief is sought against the judgment debtors 1 to 11 only. The 11th judgment debtor is no more. Hence, the decree holder has filed an application to implead the legal heirs on 07.02.2025 and it is posted to 21.03.2025 for consideration. The Additional Sub Judge has requested six months' time, excluding the summer vacation, to dispose of the case. OPC 505/2025 -5- 2025:KER:25833 Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the report, I direct the Sub Judge, Kollam, to dispose of EP No.55/2023 within a period of six months after the summer vacation. The original petition is disposed of. Sd/- BASANT BALAJI JUDGE JS OPC 505/2025 -6- 2025:KER:25833 APPENDIX OF OP(C) 505/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30/11/2019 IN O.S NO.352/2010 ON THE FILES OF PRINCIPAL SUB COURT, KOLLAM. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE E.P NO.55/2023 ON THE FILES OF SUB COURT, KOLLAM. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMON JUDGMENT DATED 21/12/2024 IN A.S NO.45/2023, 46/2023 AND 47/2023.