RAMALAKSHMI vs GOMATHI AND 2 OTHERS Advocate - PRADHAPRAJ. R.S.S — 300084/2011

Case under Code of Civil Procedure Section 25(b). Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 11th August 2026.

Case disposed

OS - Original Suit

CNR: TNTS080000042011

Filing Number

300084/2011

Filing Date

01-Mar-2011

Registration No

300084/2011

Registration Date

01-Mar-2011

Court

Principal District Munsif Court, Sankarankovil

Judge

3-Additional District Munsif

Decision Date

11-Aug-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 29-Aug-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Civil Procedure Section 25(b)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAMALAKSHMI

    Adv. ANANTH.M

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.GOMATHI AND 2 OTHERS Advocate - PRADHAPRAJ. R.S.S

  2. 2.Venkadachalam (died)

  3. 3.Kotti Servai (died)

  4. 4.Arichandran

  5. 5.Sureshkumar

  6. 6.Alamelumangai

    Adv. PRADHAPRAJ. R.S.S

  7. 7.Saravanamurugan

    Adv. PRADHAPRAJ. R.S.S

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Aug-2026

    Copy of Judgment

  3. 11-Aug-2026

    Disposed

    Additional District Munsif

  4. 10-Aug-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 03-Aug-2026

    Judgement

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  6. 01-Aug-2026

    Arguments

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  7. 31-Jul-2026

    Arguments

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  8. 30-Jul-2026

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  9. 29-Jul-2026

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  10. 27-Jul-2026

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  11. 24-Jul-2026

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  12. 21-Jul-2026

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  13. 16-Jul-2026

    Arguments

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  14. 15-Jul-2026

    Evidence

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  15. 08-Jul-2026

    Copy of Deposition

  16. 08-Jul-2026

    Evidence

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  17. 03-Jul-2026

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  18. 30-Jun-2026

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  19. 29-Jun-2026

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  20. 24-Jun-2026

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  21. 17-Jun-2026

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  22. 10-Jun-2026

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  23. 06-Jun-2026

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  24. 03-Jun-2026

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  25. 28-Apr-2026

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  26. 21-Apr-2026

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  27. 18-Apr-2026

    Copy of Deposition

  28. 18-Apr-2026

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  29. 15-Apr-2026

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  30. 07-Apr-2026

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  31. 30-Mar-2026

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  32. 23-Mar-2026

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  33. 17-Mar-2026

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  34. 10-Mar-2026

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  35. 02-Mar-2026

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  37. 16-Feb-2026

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  38. 09-Feb-2026

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  39. 03-Feb-2026

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  40. 28-Jan-2026

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  41. 20-Jan-2026

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  42. 05-Jan-2026

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  43. 15-Dec-2025

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  44. 08-Dec-2025

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  45. 01-Dec-2025

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  46. 24-Nov-2025

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  47. 19-Nov-2025

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  48. 17-Nov-2025

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  49. 12-Nov-2025

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  50. 05-Nov-2025

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  51. 03-Nov-2025

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  52. 25-Oct-2025

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  53. 14-Oct-2025

    Copy of Deposition

  54. 14-Oct-2025

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  55. 07-Oct-2025

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  56. 06-Oct-2025

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  57. 23-Sep-2025

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  58. 20-Sep-2025

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  59. 09-Sep-2025

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  60. 01-Sep-2025

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  61. 25-Aug-2025

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  62. 20-Aug-2025

    Copy of Deposition

  63. 20-Aug-2025

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  64. 12-Aug-2025

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  65. 30-Jul-2025

    Copy of Deposition

  66. 30-Jul-2025

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  67. 21-Jul-2025

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  68. 15-Jul-2025

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  71. 24-Jun-2025

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  72. 16-Jun-2025

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  73. 10-Jun-2025

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  74. 02-Jun-2025

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  75. 26-Apr-2025

    Copy of Deposition

  76. 26-Apr-2025

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  77. 15-Apr-2025

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  78. 02-Apr-2025

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  79. 20-Mar-2025

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  80. 03-Mar-2025

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  81. 12-Feb-2025

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  82. 28-Jan-2025

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  83. 06-Jan-2025

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  84. 16-Dec-2024

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  85. 05-Dec-2024

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  86. 02-Dec-2024

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  87. 18-Nov-2024

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  88. 07-Nov-2024

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  89. 24-Oct-2024

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  90. 17-Oct-2024

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  91. 04-Oct-2024

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  92. 01-Oct-2024

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  93. 25-Sep-2024

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  95. 13-Sep-2024

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  96. 11-Sep-2024

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  97. 09-Sep-2024

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  98. 02-Sep-2024

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  99. 21-Aug-2024

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  100. 14-Aug-2024

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  101. 06-Aug-2024

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  102. 29-Jul-2024

    Copy of Deposition

  103. 29-Jul-2024

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  104. 15-Jul-2024

    Trial

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  105. 02-Jul-2024

    Trial

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  106. 11-Jun-2024

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  107. 22-Apr-2024

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  108. 10-Apr-2024

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  109. 30-Mar-2024

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  110. 25-Mar-2024

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  111. 19-Mar-2024

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  112. 07-Mar-2024

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  113. 26-Feb-2024

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  114. 12-Feb-2024

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  115. 18-Jan-2024

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  116. 03-Jan-2024

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  117. 18-Dec-2023

    Amendment

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  118. 05-Dec-2023

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  119. 23-Nov-2023

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  120. 15-Nov-2023

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  121. 04-Nov-2023

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  122. 18-Oct-2023

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  123. 05-Oct-2023

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  124. 22-Sep-2023

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  125. 12-Sep-2023

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  126. 08-Sep-2023

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  127. 02-Sep-2023

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  128. 19-Aug-2023

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  129. 10-Aug-2023

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  130. 26-Jul-2023

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  131. 26-Jun-2023

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  132. 12-Jun-2023

    Additional Written Statement

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  133. 26-Apr-2023

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  134. 12-Apr-2023

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  135. 30-Mar-2023

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  136. 21-Mar-2023

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  137. 10-Mar-2023

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  138. 28-Feb-2023

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  139. 18-Feb-2023

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  140. 07-Feb-2023

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  141. 23-Jan-2023

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  142. 02-Jan-2023

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  143. 15-Dec-2022

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  144. 05-Dec-2022

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  145. 22-Nov-2022

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  146. 16-Nov-2022

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  147. 07-Nov-2022

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  148. 19-Oct-2022

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  149. 11-Oct-2022

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  150. 21-Sep-2022

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  151. 09-Sep-2022

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  152. 25-Aug-2022

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  153. 12-Aug-2022

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  154. 04-Aug-2022

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  155. 26-Jul-2022

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  156. 18-Jul-2022

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  157. 06-Jul-2022

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  158. 17-Jun-2022

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  159. 02-Jun-2022

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  160. 20-Apr-2022

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  161. 01-Apr-2022

    Additional Written Statement

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  162. 14-Mar-2022

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  163. 05-Mar-2022

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  164. 16-Feb-2022

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  165. 06-Jan-2022

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  166. 22-Dec-2021

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  167. 09-Dec-2021

    Issue of Process

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  168. 06-Dec-2021

    Additional Written Statement

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  169. 02-Dec-2021

    For further Proceedings

    Additional District Munsif

  170. 25-Nov-2021

    Amendment

    Additional District Munsif

  171. 17-Nov-2021

    Amendment

    Additional District Munsif

  172. 11-Nov-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  173. 08-Nov-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  174. 29-Oct-2021

    For further Proceedings

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  175. 25-Oct-2021

    Steps

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  176. 08-Oct-2021

    Steps

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  177. 24-Sep-2021

    Steps

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  178. 16-Sep-2021

    Steps

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  179. 03-Sep-2021

    Copy of Judgment

  180. 03-Sep-2021

    Copy of Judgment

  181. 03-Sep-2021

    Steps

    Additional District Munsif

  182. 02-Sep-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  183. 26-Aug-2021

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  184. 19-Aug-2021

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  185. 11-Aug-2021

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  186. 04-Aug-2021

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  187. 03-Jul-2021

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  188. 25-Jun-2021

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  189. 05-Apr-2021

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  190. 04-Mar-2021

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  191. 08-Feb-2021

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  192. 05-Jan-2021

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  193. 23-Nov-2020

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  194. 14-Oct-2020

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  195. 21-Sep-2020

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  196. 12-Aug-2020

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  197. 16-Jul-2020

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  198. 15-Jun-2020

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  199. 28-May-2020

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  200. 11-May-2020

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  201. 07-Apr-2020

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  202. 23-Mar-2020

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  203. 17-Mar-2020

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  204. 06-Mar-2020

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  205. 26-Feb-2020

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  206. 14-Feb-2020

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  207. 05-Feb-2020

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  209. 28-Jan-2020

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  210. 22-Jan-2020

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  211. 10-Jan-2020

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  213. 02-Jan-2020

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  214. 17-Dec-2019

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  215. 11-Dec-2019

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  217. 27-Nov-2019

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  218. 15-Nov-2019

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  219. 12-Nov-2019

    For further Proceedings

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  220. 25-Oct-2019

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  221. 22-Oct-2019

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  222. 15-Oct-2019

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  223. 17-Sep-2019

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  224. 30-Aug-2019

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  225. 20-Aug-2019

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  236. 14-Feb-2019

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    List / Special List

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  242. 14-Nov-2018

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  243. 26-Oct-2018

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  244. 23-Oct-2018

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  245. 19-Sep-2018

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  246. 24-Aug-2018

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  247. 20-Aug-2018

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  249. 04-Aug-2018

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  250. 31-Jul-2018

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  251. 18-Jul-2018

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  252. 04-Jul-2018

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  253. 14-Jun-2018

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  254. 12-Apr-2018

    Counter

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  255. 06-Apr-2018

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  256. 04-Apr-2018

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  257. 09-Mar-2018

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  258. 08-Feb-2018

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  259. 09-Jan-2018

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  260. 12-Dec-2017

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  261. 24-Nov-2017

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  262. 16-Nov-2017

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  263. 06-Nov-2017

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  264. 23-Oct-2017

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  265. 06-Oct-2017

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  266. 19-Sep-2017

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  267. 15-Sep-2017

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  268. 12-Sep-2017

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  269. 05-Sep-2017

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  270. 01-Sep-2017

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  271. 26-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  272. 01-Mar-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. 300084/2011

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