Vasantha vs Tahsildar — 78/2023

Case under Code of Civil Procedure Section 25(d),27(c). Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 30th April 2026.

Case disposed

OS - Original Suit

CNR: TNTS110068512023

Filing Number

134/2023

Filing Date

17-Nov-2023

Registration No

78/2023

Registration Date

08-Dec-2023

Court

District Munsif Court, Shengottah

Judge

1-District Munsif

Decision Date

30-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 20-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Civil Procedure Section 25(d),27(c)
Ia/3/2024 Classification : Petition to Set Aside Exparte Section Vasantha

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Vasantha

    Adv. THIRU.K.S.MUTHU

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Tahsildar

  2. 2.Goverment of Tamilnadu through its District collector, Tenkasi

    Adv. Tr.K.Muthukarasamy

  3. 3.Murugeswari

    Adv. TR.K.SAILAPATHY SIVAGNANAM

  4. 4.Minor. Krinakumari

    Adv. TR.K.SAILAPATHY SIVAGNANAM

  5. 5.Minor. Sakthi

    Adv. TR.K.SAILAPATHY SIVAGNANAM

  6. 6.Radha

    Adv. TR.K.SAILAPATHY SIVAGNANAM

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 30-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case 78/2023 Summary The District Munsif court dismissed Vasantha's suit seeking declaration as a legal heir of deceased Kuttisamy and a mandatory injunction for issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate. The court found that Vasantha's alleged marriage to Kuttisamy was invalid because: (1) a marriage agreement alone is insufficient under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955—marriage requires proper solemnization and ceremonial rites; (2) the claimed customary divorce from Kuttisamy's first wife Mariammal lacked proper pleadings and supporting evidence of established custom; and (3) Kuttisamy himself performed Mariammal's funeral rites in 2007, evidencing that their marital bond subsisted until her death, making any marriage to Vasantha during Mariammal's lifetime void. The court allowed the defendants' counter-claim, declaring Kuttisamy's legitimate legal heirs to be his parents, first wife Mariammal, and daughters (including Murugeshwari, Kala, and Radha), and directed issuance of the Legal Heirship Certificate accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 30-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    District Munsif

  4. 28-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    District Munsif

  5. 27-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    District Munsif

  6. 24-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    District Munsif

  7. 20-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    District Munsif

  8. 17-Apr-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  9. 17-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  10. 16-Apr-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  11. 16-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  12. 15-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  13. 09-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  14. 08-Apr-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  15. 08-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  16. 06-Apr-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  17. 06-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  18. 24-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  19. 18-Mar-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  20. 18-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    District Munsif

  21. 12-Mar-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  22. 12-Mar-2026

    Trial

    District Munsif

  23. 11-Mar-2026

    Trial

    District Munsif

  24. 09-Mar-2026

    Trial

    District Munsif

  25. 05-Mar-2026

    Trial

    District Munsif

  26. 25-Feb-2026

    Trial

    District Munsif

  27. 23-Feb-2026

    Issues

    District Munsif

  28. 20-Feb-2026

    Issues

    District Munsif

  29. 19-Feb-2026

    Issues

    District Munsif

  30. 07-Feb-2026

    Issues

  31. 21-Jan-2026

    Issues

  32. 13-Dec-2025

    Issues

  33. 09-Dec-2025

    Lok Adalat

  34. 03-Dec-2025

    Issues

  35. 15-Oct-2025

    Issues

  36. 15-Sep-2025

    Issues

  37. 13-Aug-2025

    Issues

  38. 17-Jul-2025

    Issues

  39. 14-Jun-2025

    Issues

  40. 03-Jun-2025

    Lok Adalat

  41. 27-Mar-2025

    Issues

  42. 22-Jan-2025

    Issues

  43. 03-Dec-2024

    Issues

  44. 07-Nov-2024

    Arguments

  45. 16-Oct-2024

    Arguments

  46. 18-Sep-2024

    Arguments

  47. 28-Aug-2024

    Arguments

  48. 01-Aug-2024

    Arguments

  49. 20-Jun-2024

    Ex-Parte Evidence

  50. 08-Jun-2024

    Written Statement

  51. 10-Apr-2024

    Lok Adalat

  52. 29-Feb-2024

    Written Statement

  53. 10-Jan-2024

    Written Statement

  54. 08-Dec-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  55. 17-Nov-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 78/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case 78/2023 Summary The District Munsif court dismissed Vasantha's suit seeking declaration as a legal heir of deceased Kuttisamy and a mandatory injunction for issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate. The court found that Vasantha's alleged marriage to Kuttisamy was invalid because: (1) a marriage agreement alone is insufficient under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955—marriage requires proper solemnization and ceremonial rites; (2) the claimed customary divorce from Kuttisamy's first wife Mariammal lacked proper pleadings and supporting evidence of established custom; and (3) Kuttisamy himself performed Mariammal's funeral rites in 2007, evidencing that their marital bond subsisted until her death, making any marriage to Vasantha during Mariammal's lifetime void. The court allowed the defendants' counter-claim, declaring Kuttisamy's legitimate legal heirs to be his parents, first wife Mariammal, and daughters (including Murugeshwari, Kala, and Radha), and directed issuance of the Legal Heirship Certificate accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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