Authority: Madras High Court, Bench of Justice A.D. Maria Clete

Order Date: 04-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Applicant: Pattu Vaidyanathan (wife of late Arun Vaidhyanathan), residing in the United Kingdom and temporarily in New Delhi, represented by M/s.V.Jeevanram.
  • Primary Respondents: N.V.S. Ramakrishnan, Mrs. Sujatha Ramakrishnan, Mr. R. Vijay, M/s.Sreshta Premiun Developers Private Limited (represented by Mrs. B. Gayathri), M/s.Shriranga Trustee Services Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Nirmala Narasimhan, Mr. T.V. Deepak, Mrs. Gayathri Deepak, Mr. R. Manavalan (Flat Purchaser), the Joint Sub‑Registrar Office, Mrs. Jayam Sastri, Mrs. Rajam Kumaraswami, Mrs. Lakshmi Naganathan, Mrs. Radhika Shetty, Mrs. Jayashree Padmagirisan, Mr. Vivek Girisan, Mr. Vasanth Srinivasan, Mrs. Surekha Vasanth, Mr. Prithviraj Vasanth, Mr. Abhinandan Vasanth, Mrs. Srividya, Mr. Sundar Viswanathan, and Mrs. Subha V Barry.
  • Additional Respondents to be Impleaded (17th‑23rd):

1. Mr. Vasanth Srinivasan (address: South Bay Terrace Apartment, GB Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600 020)

2. Mrs. Surekha Vasanth (spouse of Vasanth Srinivasan)

3. Mr. Prithviraj Vasanth (address: 338 Potrero Avenue, Unit 710, San Francisco, California 94103, USA)

4. Mr. Abhinandan Vasanth (son of Vasanth Srinivasan)

5. Mrs. Srividya (address: Dayalan Shruthi Apartment, Flat GA, Shastri Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600 020)

6. Mr. Sundar Viswanathan (address: 3210 Esperanze Crossing, Austin, Texas 78758‑7840, USA)

7. Mrs. Subha V Barry (address: 692 Regatta Court, Naples, Florida 34103, USA)

  • The suit is identified as CS.No.32 of 2023 and is pending before the Madras High Court.
  • The applicant filed Application No. 106 of 2026 under Order XIV Rule 8 of the O.S. Rules read with Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the CPC, seeking to implead the above‑listed 17th‑23rd respondents as additional defendants.
  • Counsel for both the applicant and the existing respondents indicated that there was no serious objection to allowing the impleadment.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, after reviewing the affidavit supporting the application and noting the lack of objection, allowed the application.
  • Consequently, respondents numbered 17 to 23 are now impleaded as defendants in the suit CS.No.32 of 2023.

Topics: Court Order, Civil Procedure