KASARAGOD: While most childhood fights are forgotten with time, a decades-old schoolyard fight have simmered for decades and resurfaced violently in Kasaragod 52 years later.Balakrishanan, 62, of Maloth House in Kasaragod reopened a schoolyard scuffle by attacking his Class IV classmate and getting himself landed in a police case.Vellarikundu police have booked two elderly men, both classmates, for allegedly injuring an elderly man over the fight which took place in their primary school days.According to V J Babu, 62, a native of Vellarikundu, he was attacked by Balakrishnan and another classmate Mathew Valiyaplackkal at Malom town on Monday. He alleged that the attack was in retaliation to an old quarrel which had erupted between Babu and Balakrishnan when they were studying in Class IV at Natakkallu Aided UP School in Malom 52 years ago.As per the FIR, the accused, Balakrishnan and Mathew, were Babu’s classmates at the school and there were quarrel between Babu and Balakrishnan while they were studying in Class IV.On Monday, Balakrishnan along with Mathew confronted Babu at Malom town around 1pm and while Balakrishnan restrained him by grabbing the collar of his shirt, Mathew allegedly hit him on the face and back of the body with a stone, causing injuries. Babu lost two teeth, and was admitted to the Govt Medical College Hospital at Pariyaram in Kannur.Babu claimed the long-standing grudge held by Balakrishnan led to the attack. Babu said he had beaten up Balakrishnan once when they were studying in Class IV, following which an argument had erupted between them and Balakrishnan held a grudge about it. However, the trio had been behaving like friends in the ensuing years.Vellarikundu SHO T K Mukundan said an FIR has been registered against Balakrishnan and Mathew under sections 126(2), 118(1) and 3(5) of BNS and investigation was on in the case. Meanwhile, efforts are on to settle the case out of court as Babu was willing to settle the case if the accused is ready to pay him Rs 1.5 lakh as compensation.