IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2011 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1933 OP(Crl.).No. 1217 of 2011(Q) ---------------------------------- ST.734/2010 of ADDL.CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER : ----------------- N.M.AISHA, 'POURNAMI', PUTHEN ROAD PETTAH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.G.SUDHEER SMT.M.JAYASREE RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- R.SANTHOSH BABU, C/O.AJITHAKUMARI SANTHOSH BABU, 'NIKUNJAM' APARTMENTS, 4TH FLOOR, NO.5, PALLIMUKKU, PETTAH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001, WORKING AT P.O. BOX 5397, ALMAAREDH, RASAL KHAZIMA, UAE. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs THOMAS P.JOSEPH, J. ==================================== O.P(Crl.) No.1217 of 2011 ==================================== Dated this the 25th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the complainant in S.T. No.734 of 2010 of the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It is submitted that the complaint was filed on 22.09.2009 and cognizance was taken on 12.04.2010 but so far the case is not disposed of. Grievance of petitioner is that more than Rupees Twelve lakhs is involved and delay in the disposal of the case is causing much loss to her. Learned counsel prayed that a direction may be given to the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate to dispose of the case expeditiously. I have heard learned Public Prosecutor also. 2. The case is of the year 2010. Certainly there would be older cases pending in the court below for trial and disposal. Without understanding the volume of work and priority for disposal of older cases no direction for early or time bound disposal could be given. It is open to the petitioner to air her difficulties before O.P(CRL.) No.1217of 2011 -: 2 :- the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on account of the alleged delay in disposal of the case. Original Petition is closed with the above observation. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. vsv