IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 22ND MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3166 of 2010(O) IA 961/2009 IN OS.126/2009 of MUNSIFF'S COURT, SASTHAMCOTTA .................... PETITIONERS/DEFENDANTS 1 & 2:- 1. SUDHAKRAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, AGED 46 YEARS, CHANGAYATHU PADINJATTATHIL, KIZHAKKE MURI, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. SUDHAMONY, D/O.GOURRI, AGED 48 YEARS, NARAYANA VILASATHU VEEDU, VADAKKE KANAYI, PATTAZHI VILLAGE FROM CHANGAYATTU PADINJATTATHIL, KIZHAKKE MURI, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS/PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS 3 TO 6:- 1. SREE DATHAN, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.DAMODARAN, PRESIDENT & STATE ORGANISER SREE NARAYAN PRARTHANA SAMITHY, REG.NO.319/2000 NELIYAVILA, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE, KUNNATHUR TALUK, KOLLAM. 2. KOCHALI GAURI, CHANGAYATH VEEDU, KIZHAKKEMUTI, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE. 3. GOVINDAN SADANANDAN, CHANGAYATH VEEDU, KIZHAKKEMUTI, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE. 4. GOVINDAN DEVARAJAN, CHANGAYATH VEEDU, KIZHAKKEMUTI, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE. 5. GOVINDAN JAGADAMMA, CHANGAYATH VEEDU, KIZHAKKEMUTI, KUNNATHUR VILLAGE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). No. 3166 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of February, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners are the plaintiffs in O.S. No. 210 of 1997 on the file of the Munsiff's Court, Sasthamcotta. The said suit is one for partition and separate possession of the plaintiffs' share over certain items of immovable properties. The 1st respondent herein who is the additional 6th defendant in the suit purchased 1/7 share of the 1st defendant Pankajakshi. While so, the 1st respondent herein filed O.S. No. 126 of 2009 before the Vacation Court, Kollam seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants therein from causing any obstruction to the construction of building in the plaint schedule property. According to the petitioners, the 1st respondent obtained Ext.P4 order of temporary injunction in I.A. No. 475 of 2009 without hearing the petitioners herein and defendants 2 to 5 in O.S. No. 210 of 1997. The grievance of the petitioners is W.P.(C) No. 3166/2010 : 2 : that under the cover of injunction, the 1st respondent is encroaching into the suit properties and is committing acts of wastes including cutting of trees. The petitioners claim to have filed Ext.P5 petition as I.A. No. 961 of 2009 for vacating Ext.P4 order of injunction and even though the petitioners have been pressing for hearing the said petition, the court below is not finally hearing the application for temporary injunction to the extreme prejudice of the petitioner. Hence this writ petition. 2. This Court called for a report from the learned Munsiff. As per letter dated 05.02.2010, the learned Munsiff has submitted that the defendants have been asking for time for hearing the I.A and that the pressure of work in that court also is an additional factor for not being able to dispose of the petition and that after receipt of the communication from the High Court, he has suo motu advanced the case to 08.02.2010 for hearing. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that even on 08.02.2010, W.P.(C) No. 3166/2010 : 3 : the case has been further adjourned. Apart from the statutory compulsion, when the respondents to an application for temporary injunction have pressed for an early hearing of the same, the court below had a duty to take up the application for temporary injunction and pass final orders. I.A. No. 961 of 2009 was only a remainder in that direction. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Munsiff Court, Sasthamcotta to take up I.A. No. 961 of 2009 and pass final orders in I.A. No. 475 of 2009 expeditiously and at any rate within three weeks of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there will be no request from the side of the petitioner for adjournment. The same is recorded. Dated this the 11th day of February, 2010. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv W.P.(C) No. 3166/2010 : 4 :