IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER 2008 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 36355 of 2008(C) -------------------------- AS.226/2006 of D.C. & SESSIONS COURT,KOLLAM .................... PETITIONER: --------------- SUSEELA, W/O.P.G.MOHANAN, AGED 46 YEARS PALLI ERAKKATHU VEEDU, MUTHUPILAKKADU, PADINJAREKKARA MURI,SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.KRISHNAN NAIR SMT.RAJESWARI KRISHNAN SRI.KRISHNAN NANDAKUMAR SRI.V.B.NARAYANAN SRI.K.K.VIVEKANANDAN RESPONDENT: --------------- MADHAVAN, PALLI ERAKKATTU VEEDU MUTHUPILAKKADU, PADINJATTEKKARA MURI SASTHAMKOTTA, KOLLAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.P. BALACHANDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C) No.36355 OF 2008-C ------------------------------- Dated this the 10th December, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner/plaintiff in O.S.40/2002 on the file of the Munsiff-Magistrate's Court, Sasthamkotta preferred A.S.226/2006 assailing the dismissal of the said suit before the District Court, Kollam and the appeal is now pending before the 2nd Additional District Judge, Kollam. The prayer in this writ petition is for a direction being given to the Addl. District Judge, Kollam to hear and dispose of the said appeal as early as possible. It has been got ascertained from the II Additional District Judge, Kollam who is holding charge of 1st Additional District Judge as also the charge of M.A.C.T, Punalur that the appeal is ripe for hearing but that in view of his holding additional charge of 1st Additional District Court, Kollam as also M.A.C.T, Punalur and as a number of part heard cases are there in the II Additional District Court to be disposed of before the ensuing christmas vacation the appeal can be disposed of only by the end of January 2009. 2. In view of the said report received from the II Additional WPC36355/2008 2 District Judge, I direct the II Additional District Judge, Kollam to dispose of the appeal A.S.226/2006 on the file of his Court by the end of January 2009. This writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. K.P.BALACHANDRAN JUDGE jj