Officer-in-Charge, Aayithiyamalai Police Station vs. Samithamby Maanikkavasagam and others – CA PHC 165/2013-2023

In the case between Samithamby Maanikkavasagam (First Party-Petitioner) and Santhosam Punniyamoorthy (Second Party-Respondent), involving additional third party respondents and the Officer-in-Charge of Aayithiyamalai Police Station as the Complainant, the court examined whether a Petition of Appeal conforms to the procedural requirement of including an explicit prayer for relief, as mandated by the Primary Court Procedure Act, Civil Procedure Code, and Criminal Procedure Code. The dismissal of the appeal was premised on the finding that the Petition of Appeal lacked a clearly stated relief, rendering the court without jurisdiction to intervene. The legal principle reaffirmed establishes that strict procedural compliance—particularly the necessity of a precise request for relief in appellat