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Kantha Baskar and 2 others v. MRS. W.R. BHARATHI and 9 others

A/1060/2026 · 2026-04-06

A D Maria Clete

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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A.No.1060 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE A No. 1060 of 2026 in C.S. No. 666 of 2014 1. Kantha Baskar and 2 others W/o. V.T.Baskar Rao Old No.2, New No.3, Gopalakrishna Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017. 2. B.Sudhakar S/o. V.T.Baskar Rao Old No.2, New No.3, Gopalakrishna Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017. 3. Sheela Chandran D/o. V.T.Baskar Rao Old No.2, New No.3, Gopalakrishna Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017. ..Applicant(s) Vs 1. MRS. W.R. BHARATHI and 9 others Old No.10/2 New No.27/2 Chari St T Nagar Chennai 17 2. Mrs.Vijayalakshmi Ravichandran 73 5th St Annanagar Chennai 40 3. Mrs.Shanthi Ganesh Ai 73 5th St Anna Nagar Chennai 600 040 4. Mr.R.Ramesh 14 4th Lane Nungambakkam High Road Chennai 34 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A.No.1060 of 2026 5. Mr.R.Suresh Rz 120 Vaishali Palam Road New Delhi 6. Dr.R.Sucharita W/o. Late Dr. Arunkumar, No.A15, P.A.Towers, 869, Ponamallee High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010 7. Mr.B.Sai Kumar S/o.B.M.C.Balasubramanian, No.8/19, T.Nagar, Giri Road, Chennai - 600 017. 8. Mrs.G.Rajalakshmi W/o.Mr.S.Ganesan, AA-76, 1st Street, Third Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai 600 010. 9. Mr.R.Ravichander S/o.Late S.Raamanathan, 27/7, T.V.S.Colony, Mogappair, Chennai 600 037. 10.Ms.Sangeetha Arunkumar W/o.Late Dr.R.Arunkumar Residiing at A15, P.A.Towers, 869, Poonamallee High Road, kilpauk, Chennai 600 010. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: To Withdraw O.S.No.3932 of 2019 Old C.S.No.259 of 2016 from the file of the V Additional City Civil Court, Chennai and to transfer the same to this Honble Court to be tried heard and disposed of jointly along with C.S.No.666 of 2014. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A.No.1060 of 2026 For Applicant(s): MR.Karthikeyan Sekar For Respondent(s): ORDER This application has been filed to withdraw O.S.No.3932 of 2019 Old C.S.No.259 of 2016 from the file of the V Additional City Civil Court, Chennai and to transfer the same to this Honble Court to be tried heard and disposed of jointly along with C.S.No.666 of 2014. 2.It is seen from the records that the plaintiffs has filed this suit in C.S.No.666 of 2014 primarily challenging the validity of a Settlement Deed dated 25.01.1963 executed in favour of the first defendant and that during the pendency of this suit, the first defendant has executed further settlement deed dated 09.06.2014 in favour of D5 and D6 who are the children of the first defendant. Hence, the plaintiffs herein have filed a subsequent suit in C.S. No. 259 of 2016 before this court and thereafter, owing to a revision in the pecuniary jurisidiction of this Court the said suit was transferred to the V Additional City Civil Court, Chennai and renumbered as O.S. No. 3932 of 2019. Since, both the suits are on the same cause of action and between the same parties and involve common questions of law, this application has been filed by the defendants sudhakar and sheela chandran in both the suits to be tried, heard and disposed of jointly. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A.No.1060 of 2026 3.Heard the learned counsel for the applicants and the learned counsel for the respondent(s) who submits that he has no counter and has got no objection in allowing this application. 4.Considering the reasons stated in the affidavit filed in support of this application and the fact that both the suits have been filed between the same parties on the validity of the series of settlement deeds pertaining to the same property and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings, this application is allowed. The V Additional City Civil Court, Chennai shall transfer the suit in O.S.No.3932 of 2019 to this court forthwith. 06-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No AY To The V Additional City Civil Court, Chennai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A.No.1060 of 2026 DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE, J. AY A No. 1060 of 2026 06-04-2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis