Sri Mageswara Matriculation School v. Vasanthakumari Govind

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 27.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Sri. Mageswara Matriculation School, rep. by its Correspondent P. Srinivasan, Having office at No.28 & 29, Vinobha Nagar, 6th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai – 600 081. ..Petitioner in both CRPs Vs. Tmt. Vasanthakumari Govind ..Respondent in both CRPs Prayer in C.R.P. No. 2525 of 2026: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to take up IA.SR No. 17079 of 2026 in I.A. No. 15 of 2025 in I.A.Nos. 7 & 8 of 2023 in I.A. Nos. 2 & 3 of 2019 in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 forthwith and to hear and dispose of the same on a day-to-day basis, without granting any further adjournments, as expeditiously as possible from the date of the order of this Court. Prayer in C.R.P. No. 2527 of 2026: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to take up IA.SR No. 17080 of 2026 in O.S.No. 9252 1\4 of 2019 forthwith and to hear and dispose of the same on a day-to-day basis, without granting any further adjournments, as expeditiously as possible from the date of the order of this Court. For Petitioner in both CRPs :: Mr.L. Sarath Pandian COMMON ORDER C.R.P. No. 2525 of 2026 has been filed to direct the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to dispose of IA.SR No. 17079 of 2026 in I.A. No. 15 of 2025 in I.A.Nos. 7 & 8 of 2023 in I.A. Nos. 2 & 3 of 2019 in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for the petitioner that subsequent to the filing of the civil revision petition, I.A.SR. No. 17079 of 2026 has been numbered as I.A. No. 15 of 2026.

¶2C.R.P. No. 2527 of 2026 has been filed to direct the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to dispose of IA.SR No. 17080 of 2026 in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for the petitioner that subsequent to the filing of the civil revision petition, I.A.SR. No. 17080 of 2026 has been numbered as I.A. No. 16 of 2026. 2\4

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondent has already initiated proceedings before the Rent Control Court seeking for eviction of the petitioner through RLTOP No. 201 of 2023 on the file of XII Small Causes Court, Chennai. Therefore, he would submit that a direction will have to be issued by this Court to the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to dispose of I.A. Nos. 15 and 16 of 2026 filed by the petitioner within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

¶4The suit in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 has been filed by the petitioner seeking for specific performance of an agreement of sale alleged to have been entered into by the petitioner with the respondent. Admittedly, the suit in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 was dismissed for default on 02.03.2026. The petitioner filed the aforesaid I.A.s, namely, I.A. No. 15 of 2026 to set aside the order of dismissal dated 02.03.2026 passed in I.A. No. 15 of 2025 in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 and I.A. No. 16 of 2026 to set aside the order of dismissal dated 02.03.2026 passed in O.S. No. 9252 of 2019 and restore the same to the file of the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai.

¶5No prejudice will be caused to the respondent, if a direction is issued to the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to 3\4 ABDUL QUDDHOSE,J. nv dispose of the aforesaid I.As.

¶6Accordingly, this Court directs the XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, to dispose of I.A. Nos. 15 and 16 of 2016 in O.S. NO. 9252 of 2019 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after permitting the respondent to file a counter in these I.A.s.

¶7The civil revision petitions are disposed of accordingly. No costs.

¶8Since no adverse orders are passed against the respondent in this civil revision petition, notice to the respondent is dispensed with.

27.07.2026 nv To The XVIII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai. The XII Small Causes Court, Chennai. 4\4