{"id":204068,"date":"2010-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/reghunathan-vs-dinesan-on-8-june-2010"},"modified":"2015-08-29T14:37:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T09:07:26","slug":"reghunathan-vs-dinesan-on-8-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/reghunathan-vs-dinesan-on-8-june-2010","title":{"rendered":"Reghunathan vs Dinesan on 8 June, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Reghunathan vs Dinesan on 8 June, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCRP.No. 178 of 2010()\n\n\n1. REGHUNATHAN, AGED 54, S\/O.GOVINDAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. DINESAN, S\/O. BHARATHAN ACHARI,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SOMASEKHARAN NAIR,\n\n3. GIREESAN, S\/O. GOVINDAN,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.G.S.REGHUNATH\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOMAS P.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :08\/06\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                   THOMAS P JOSEPH, J.\n\n                 ----------------------------------------\n\n                       C.R.P.No.178 of 2010\n\n                  ---------------------------------------\n\n                Dated this 08th day of June, 2010\n\n                               ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
      Plaintiff No.1 in O.S.No.478 of 1999 of the court of learned<\/p>\n
Additional Munsiff-I, Thiruvananthapuram is the revision petitioner.<\/p>\n
He along with respondent No.3 sued respondent Nos.1 and 2 for<\/p>\n
declaration that the sale deed dated 23-09-1998 executed by him<\/p>\n
and respondent No.3 is only a security for the loan transaction with<\/p>\n
respondent Nos.1 and 2 and seeking re-conveyance of the property.<\/p>\n
Since petitioner was in Gulf the case was being conducted by<\/p>\n
respondent No.3 and it was dismissed for default on 03-07-2003.<\/p>\n
Petitioner and respondent No.3 filed I.A.No.6944 of 2003 for<\/p>\n
restoration of the suit which also ended in a dismissal on 28-10-<\/p>\n
2003. Petitioner and respondent No.3, after about 4= years of<\/p>\n
dismissal of I.A.No.6944 of 2003 preferred C.M.Appeal.No.59 of<\/p>\n
2008 with I.A.No.2701 of 2008 to condone the delay in filing that<\/p>\n
appeal. Learned District Judge was not impressed by the reason<\/p>\n
stated by petitioner and respondent No.3 in seeking condonation of<\/p>\n
delay, dismissed that application and consequently the appeal as<\/p>\n
well. That judgment is under challenge in this revision petition.<\/p>\n
Learned counsel for petitioner, placing reliance on the decision of<\/p>\n
C.R.P.No.178 of 2010
\n                                 : 2 :<\/span><\/p>\n
the apex court in Collector, Land acquisition, Anantniag and<\/p>\n
Another Vs. Mst. Katiji & Ors. (AIR 1987 SC 1353), N<\/p>\n
Balakrishnan Vs. Krishnamurthy (AIR 1988 SC 3222) and<\/p>\n
M.K Prasad Vs. P. Arumugan (AIR 2000(1) SC 2497) has<\/p>\n
urged that appellate court was not correct in dismissing application<\/p>\n
to condone the delay. According to the learned counsel facts and<\/p>\n
circumstances of the case warranted indulgence of the court. It is<\/p>\n
also contended by learned counsel that the reason stated by<\/p>\n
learned District Judge in refusing to condone the delay is not<\/p>\n
factually correct. Learned counsel submitted that stake involved in<\/p>\n
the case is very high in that document which is sought to be set<\/p>\n
aside is in respect of valuable property which according to<\/p>\n
petitioner and respondent No.3 was executed merely as a security<\/p>\n
for the loan availed by petitioner while he went abroad.<\/p>\n
      2.     No doubt decisions on the point say that the courts<\/p>\n
have to take a liberal approach while approaching the request for<\/p>\n
condonation of delay. But as Section 5 of the Limitation Act (for<\/p>\n
short, “the Act”) states, condonation of delay is possible only when<\/p>\n
“sufficient cause” is shown and as the Supreme Court says in<\/p>\n
Ramlal & Ors. Vs. Rewa Coalfields Ltd (AIR 1962 SC 361)<\/p>\n
question of court exercising discretion in the matter arises only<\/p>\n
when the party has shown sufficient cause. The word “sufficient”<\/p>\n
means adequate, effective, sufficient quantity, enough and the<\/p>\n
word “cause” means that which produces an effect, by or through<\/p>\n
C.R.P.No.178 of 2010
\n                                   : 3 :<\/span><\/p>\n
which anything happens, a motive, an inducement etc. The Gujarat<\/p>\n
High Court in Municipal Corporation of Ahamedabad Vs.<\/p>\n
Voltas Ltd. (AIR 1995 Guj 29) has held that the expression<\/p>\n
“sufficient cause” is not a question of principle but is a question of<\/p>\n
fact to be decided depending on the facts and circumstances of<\/p>\n
each case and that whether to condone the delay or not depends on<\/p>\n
the facts and circumstances of the case involved as “sufficient<\/p>\n
cause” depends only on the facts placed before court by the<\/p>\n
applicant. The Supreme Court in Rajendar Singh & Ors. Vs.<\/p>\n
Santa Singh & Ors. (AIR 1973 SC 2537) states that the object<\/p>\n
of law of limitation is to prevent disturbance of what may have<\/p>\n
been acquired in equity and justice by long enjoyment or what may<\/p>\n
have been lost by party’s own inaction, negligence or laches. It is<\/p>\n
stated, the law of limitation is in accordance with the maxim<\/p>\n
“interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium” meaning that the interest of<\/p>\n
the state requires that there should be an end to litigation (See<\/p>\n
(1852)5 Moor Ind. App. 234). In R.B.Policies at Lloyd’s V.<\/p>\n
Butler (1949(2) ALL.E.R 226) quoting Best, C.J. In A’ Court<\/p>\n
Vs. Cross, (3 Bing. 332) it is stated that “long dormant claims<\/p>\n
have often more of cruelty than of justice in them”.         Question<\/p>\n
whether delay has to be condoned has to be approached in the<\/p>\n
backdrop of above legal position and taking into account the<\/p>\n
factual situation emerging in the case. Here is a case where the<\/p>\n
C.R.P.No.178 of 2010
\n                                  : 4 :<\/span><\/p>\n
registered sale deed which is impugned in the suit is dated 23-09-<\/p>\n
1998 and of course the suit was filed in the year 1999 alleging that<\/p>\n
it is executed only as a security. That suit was dismissed on 03-07-<\/p>\n
03 after 4= years of institution of the suit. I.A.No.6944 of 2003 for<\/p>\n
restoration of the suit itself was dismissed on 28-10-2003. It is 4=<\/p>\n
years thereafter that the C.M.Appeal was filed challenging order<\/p>\n
dated 28-10-2003.     Reason stated is that respondent No.2 had<\/p>\n
approached Advocate Asok Kumar who advised him to file a fresh<\/p>\n
suit and accordingly parties were waiting for the counsel to<\/p>\n
prepare a fresh suit and that resulted in the delay. Then they were<\/p>\n
advised to file C.M.Appeal. Thereafter clerk of the counsel was<\/p>\n
instructed to get copy of the order on I.A.No.6944 of 2003 and on<\/p>\n
getting a copy of the same C.M.Appeal was filed. Learned District<\/p>\n
Judge pointed out in the impugned judgment that though<\/p>\n
explanation stated by petitioner and respondent No.3 for<\/p>\n
condonation of delay is that they took advise from Advocate Asok<\/p>\n
Kumar. Records revealed that a senior lawyer of the Bar Adv. T<\/p>\n
Devasahayam was appearing for petitioner and respondent No.3 in<\/p>\n
the suit in which case there was no occasion for petitioner and<\/p>\n
respondent No.3 to have sought legal advise from Adv. Asok Kumar<\/p>\n
who was a junior practicing with Advocate T Devasahayam.<\/p>\n
Learned counsel has an explanation that Adv. Asok Kumar had set<\/p>\n
up independent office and was conducting the case but, no such<\/p>\n
explanation was offered before the learned District Judge. It is<\/p>\n
C.R.P.No.178 of 2010
\n                                 : 5 :<\/span><\/p>\n
very difficult to think that for about 4= years even on the advise<\/p>\n
given by the junior counsel petitioner and respondent No.3 were<\/p>\n
waiting to get the new suit prepared by the counsel. For about 4=<\/p>\n
years they did not move. It is not as if every wrong advise by<\/p>\n
counsel justified the delay.     Here is a case where there is a<\/p>\n
registered assignment deed in favour of respondent Nos.1 and 2<\/p>\n
which stated that they purchased the property for valid<\/p>\n
consideration. About 4= years the suit was dismissed for default.<\/p>\n
It is after another 4= years that dismissal of the application to set<\/p>\n
aside the dismissal was challenged in appeal.\n<\/p>\n
      3.     Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the<\/p>\n
case I am not inclined to accept the argument of learned counsel<\/p>\n
for petitioner that sufficient cause has been shown by petitioner<\/p>\n
and respondent No.3 and that discretion of the court in the matter<\/p>\n
ought to have been exercised in their favour. I am not persuaded<\/p>\n
to think that there is any illegality or irregularity committed by<\/p>\n
learned District Judge in dismissing the application to condone the<\/p>\n
delay and consequently the appeal as well so that this court in<\/p>\n
exercise of its supervisory power is required to interfere.<\/p>\n
      Resultantly revision petition fails and it is dismissed.<\/p>\n
                               (THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE)
\nSbna\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Reghunathan vs Dinesan on 8 June, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM CRP.No. 178 of 2010() 1. REGHUNATHAN, AGED 54, S\/O.GOVINDAN, … Petitioner Vs 1. DINESAN, S\/O. BHARATHAN ACHARI, … Respondent 2. SOMASEKHARAN NAIR, 3. GIREESAN, S\/O. GOVINDAN, For Petitioner :SRI.G.S.REGHUNATH For Respondent : No Appearance The Hon’ble MR. 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