IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2010 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 OP (FC).No. 934 of 2010(R) -------------------------- OP.1429 & 1420/2007 of FAMILY COURT,ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER ------------------------------ B.SHOBHA LIKHITHA, AGED 34 YEARS, D/O.DR.B.SESHANA, MIG 39, HOUSING BOARD COLONY, B-CAMP, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.27, NEPTUNE COUNTRY COLONY, CHILAVANNOOR ROAD, KADAVANTRA. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- JUPDI PRASAD, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.J.DAVID, 81 VENKATA REDDY, NARSAROAPET, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH, EMPLOYED AS CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (VIGILANCE), S.H.MOUNT, KOTTAYAM AND RESIDING AT FOREST OFFICER'S QUARTERS, ARANYA BHAVAN COMPLEX,PARAMPUZHA,KOTTAYAM DIST.-686 032. THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------- O.P.(FC) No.934 of 2010-R ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT Basant,J. This O.P.(FC) is filed for issue of directions under Art.227 of the Constitution for expeditious disposal of O.P.Nos.1419 & 1420/07 both pending before the Family Court, Ernakulam. This judgment must be read in continuation of the order dated 1/12/10. We called for a report of the Family Court. We have now received the report dated 7/12/10 from the learned Judge of the Family Court. The learned Judge submits that both the O.Ps. can be disposed of before 30/12/10. We are satisfied that that undertaking can be accepted and this O.P.(FC) allowed. 2. In the result: (a) This O.P.(FC) is allowed. (b) We accept the undertaking of the learned Judge of the O.P.(FC) No.934 of 2010 -: 2 :- Family Court that O.P.Nos.1419 & 1420 of 2007 shall be disposed of by 30/12/10. (c) Compliance shall be reported to this Court. 3. Registry shall communicate this direction to the Family Court, Ernakulam. Sd/- R. BASANT (Judge) Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN (Judge) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge O.P.(FC) No.934 of 2010 -: 3 :- R. BASANT & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------- O.P.(FC) No.934 of 2010-R ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2010 ORDER Basant,J. The short grievance of the petitioner is that O.P.Nos.1419 & 1420 of 2007 - both pending before the Family Court, Ernakulam, in which arguments of the petitioner were completed as early as in June, 2010, are not disposed of and are being adjourned several times. The short prayer of the petitioner is that the said O.Ps. may be disposed of expeditiously. 2. If the assertions in the petition are true, the grievance of the petitioner must certainly be reckoned as most legitimate. We want to call for a report from the Family Court. The Family Court shall report to this Court why these two O.Ps. are continuing to be pending even now. Is it true that the evidence was closed even prior to June, 2010? Is it true that the arguments of the petitioner were completed in June, 2010? Why then are these matters pending even now? 3. Await report of the Family Court, Ernakulam. If there O.P.(FC) No.934 of 2010 -: 4 :- be no legal impediment against the disposal of these O.Ps. and if the assertions in the petition are true, we need only mention that we expect the Family Court to dispose of the O.Ps. as expeditiously as possible. The report of the Family Court must convey to this Court the date by which the Family Court can dispose of the two O.Ps. The Registry shall communicate this direction forthwith to the Family Court. Await report of the Family Court. Call on 10/12/10. R. BASANT (Judge) K. SURENDRA MOHAN (Judge) Nan/