IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 02 . 0 1 . 2 0 1 7 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.V. KAR THIK E Y A N C. S. No. 3 6 of 20 1 5 Gunasingh Chelladurai ... Plaintiff
Vs.
1. The Church of South India Rep. by its Moderator CSI Synod Secretariat, CSI Centre No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 104.
(being sued for himself and on behalf of the Members of the Church of South India)
2. Rev. Dr.D.R.Sadananda General Secretary, CSI Synod CSI Centre, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 104.
3. Rt. Rev. Ravikumar Niranjan Chairman Legal Questions Committee of Church of South India, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 104.
4. Rt. Rev. J.J. Christdoss Bishop, Tirunelveli Diocese, Church of South India Bishopstow, 16 North High Ground Road Palayamkottai – 627 002.
Tirunelveli District.
5. D.Inbaraj ... Defendants PRAY ER : This Civil Suit filed under Order IV Rule 1 O.S. Rules read with Order VII Rule 1 CPC, praying for the following reliefs:
(i) permanent injunction restraining the defendants 1 to 3 or their agents or anyone claiming under them or through them for interfering with functions of the plaintiff as Lay Secretary of the Tirunelveli Diocese as per the election conducted on 16.03.2013.
(ii) for costs of this suit.
*** For Plaintiff : Mr. A.Edwin Prabakar For DD 1 and 2 : Mr.Adrian D.Rozario For D3 : Mr.D.Prabhu Mukunth Arunkumar For D4 : Mr.R.Kannan JUDGME N T In A.No. 8271 of 2015, this Court by order dated 06.04.2016 had granted three weeks time to amend the prayer sought in the plaint. Amendment has not been carried out. Time was granted. In fact, it had been mentioned on 21.12.2016 that if amendment is not carried out, further orders will be passed.
2. Since the amendment has not been carried out and the said amendment goes to the root of the issue in the suit, the suit is dismissed for default. No costs.
02.01.2017 vsg C. V. KAR THIK E Y A N , J.
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