LAWS(KER)-1987-10-48

THAMBI Vs. MATHEW

Decided On October 24, 1987
THAMBI Appellant
V/S
MATHEW Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This second appeal by the plaintiff is against the dismissal of his appeal by the lower appellate court consequent on the dismissal of IA No. 758/1980 under S.5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of the delay of 3 days in filing the appeal. It comes up before a Full Bench on reference made by Varghese Kalliath J. for the reason that M. P. Menon J. had in CRP No. 318 of 1983 (the decision later reported in 1987 (1) KLT 543 ) declined to follow the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Chandrika Amma v. Mohammed ( 1984 KLT 677 ) in preference to an earlier decision of a Division Bench in Chakkuvarkey v. Devassy Kathanar ( AIR 1962 Ker. 104 ). M. P. Menon J. had also dissented from the view expressed by Viswanatha Iyer J. in Kunhiraman v. Rossy ( 1979 KLT 718 ). Kalliath J. in a very illuminating order of reference has dealt with the points of view expressed in the two Division Bench rulings of this Court referred to above and has also expressed his Lordship's view agreeing with the principle laid down in Kunhiraman v. Rossy (1979 KLT 718). Kalliath, J. in his order of reference states:

(2.) Referring to Kunhiraman's case M.P. Menon J. stated in Viswambharan v. Parameswaran Asary (1987 (1) KLT 543) at page 551:-

(3.) Mahmood, J. on behalf of a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court stated as early as in 1884 in Gulab Rai v. Mangli Lal (ILR VII Allahabad 42) at p. 43:-