(1.) An order passed by the first appellate court, granting permission to the plaintiff to withdraw the two suits instituted by him with liberty to file fresh suit/suits on the same subject matter, is under challenge in these original petitions.
(2.) The petitioner is the first defendant in the suit O.S.No.266/2011 and the sole defendant in the suit O.S.No.9/2015 on the file of the Sub Court, Alappuzha. The respondent herein is the plaintiff in these two suits.
(3.) The second defendant in the suit O.S.No.266/2011 is not a party to these original petitions. However, for the sake of O.P.(C) Nos.123/2020 and convenience, the parties shall be hereinafter referred to as 'the plaintiff' and 'the defendant'.