Somasundaram vs Gunasekaran — 404/2023

Summary of Case 404/2023 - Somasundaram & Arasappan v. Gunasekaran, Meena & Anitha The Subordinate Court of Sivagangai allowed an Interlocutory Application (I.A. 2/2024) filed by petitioner Gunasekaran (1st defendant), setting aside an ex-parte order issued on 03.08.2024 and accepting his counter-claim petition. The court found that Gunasekaran's failure to file his counter-claim within the stipulated time was due to genuine hardship (severe illness requiring medical treatment), not willful negligence, and therefore permitted him to file his counter-claim and granted him relief on merits. The court ordered Gunasekaran to pay ₹1,000 to the opposing party by 17.03.2026 as a cost condition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.