{"id":117483,"date":"2009-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-devadoss-vs-s-tejraj-on-27-october-2009"},"modified":"2019-01-03T04:07:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:37:53","slug":"a-devadoss-vs-s-tejraj-on-27-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-devadoss-vs-s-tejraj-on-27-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"A.Devadoss vs S.Tejraj on 27 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">A.Devadoss vs S.Tejraj on 27 October, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\n\nDATED:27.10.2009\n\nCORAM:\n\n\nTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL\n\nC.R.P.(NPD).No.3361 of 2009 \nand\nM.P.No.1 of 2009\n\nA.Devadoss                                                          ... Petitioner\nVs.\n\nS.Tejraj  \t\t\t\t                            ... Respondent\t\t                                   . . . \nPrayer: Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India against the fair and decretal order dated 31.07.2009 made in I.A.No.159 of 2009 in O.S.No.3352 of 2007 on the file of the I Additional  Sub court, Coimbatore.\n\t\t\t\t\t. . .\n\t\tFor Petitioners\t   : Mr.Panneerselvam\n\t\t\t\t\t . . . \n                                           \n\nO R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>\tThe petitioner\/defendant has filed the Civil Revision petition as against the order dated 15.07.2009  made in I.A.No.808 of 2008  in O.S.No.231 of 2003 on the file of the District Munsif court, Thiruvottiyur  in dismissing  the  application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act praying to condone the delay of 730 days  in filing the application to set aside the Ex parte Decree.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t2. To avoid an avoidable delay, and to prevent an aberration of justice, this Court dispenses issuance of notice to the respondent\/plaintiff.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t3. The trial Court, while passing order in I.A.No.808 of 2008 in O.S.No.231 of 2005,  has clearly opined in paragraph 5 of its order to the effect that the Revision petitioner\/Defendant has  come to know about the passing  of the Ex Parte Decree dated 28.02.2006 on 15.03.2007 itself and resultantly, there has been delay of more than 11 months in projecting Section 5 application and that the petitioner has not come to court with clean hands and resultantly, dismissed the application without costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t4. It is to be noted that the Revision petitioner\/Defendant in his affidavit in I.A.No.808 of 2008  has specifically averred  in paragraph 5 of the affidavit that he has come to know of the Ex parte Decree only in the year 2008 and then he has contacted his advocate, who in turn,  has informed him that  the Ex Parte decree has been passed against him on 28.02.2006. etc.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t5. In the counter filed by the respondent\/plaintiff, it is among other things, averred that the petitioner has entered appearance in the suit and he has remained exparte and an Ex pare Decree has been passed as early as on 28.02.2006 and subsequently, E.P.No.8 of 2007  has been filed on 16.11.2006 and on 15.03.2007, the Revision petitioner\/Defendant has filed vakalat and entered appearance and has taken time to file counter and therefore, he cannot plead ignorance of the Ex Parte Decree dated 28.02.2006, more so, when he has entered appearance in E.P.No. 8 of 2007 on 15.03.2007 itself and therefore, the reason mentioned by the Revision petitioner is not correct and the same is devoid of merits and therefore, has prayed for dismissal of the application.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t6. On a careful scrutiny of  the order passed by the trial court in I.A.No.808 of 2008  in O.S.No.231 of 2005  dated 15.07.2009, this Court is of the considered view that a clear and categorical finding has been rendered by the trial Court  to the effect that  the Revision petitioner\/Defendant has come to know about the Ex parte Decree dated 28.02.2006,   on 15.03.2007 itself and in regard to the said finding, this Court does not find any serious infirmity or patent illegality in the eye of law and consequently  the Civil Revision petition fails.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t7. In the result, the civil Revision petition is dismissed without costs. The order of the trial Court passed in I.A.No.159 of 2009 in O.S.No.3352 of 2007 by the I Additional  Sub court, Coimbatore, is affirmed.\n<\/p>\n<p>pal<\/p>\n<p>To<\/p>\n<p>I Additional Sub court,<br \/>\nCoimbatore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court A.Devadoss vs S.Tejraj on 27 October, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:27.10.2009 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL C.R.P.(NPD).No.3361 of 2009 and M.P.No.1 of 2009 A.Devadoss &#8230; Petitioner Vs. S.Tejraj &#8230; Respondent . . . 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