IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2007 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 32236 of 2007(S) -------------------------- OP.905/2004 of FAMILY COURT,ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER: ---------------- JOSEPH GEORGE, S/O.LATE GEORGE, AGED 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT B-20, INDRADARSHAN, 4-BUNGLAWS, ANDHERI WEST, MUMBAI - 400058. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR SRI.C.S.DIAS SMT.R.BEENA RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. SONIA JOSE, D/O.P.D.JOSE, AGED 33 YEARS, HIG-289, BURSI DURG, CHATTISGRAH. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV.SMT.K.GIRIJA FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.32236 of 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of November 2007 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J The only prayer in this writ petition is for expeditious disposal of O.P No. 905/2004 filed by the respondent herein, which is pending before the Family court Ernakulam, for a decree of nullity of marriage with the petitioner herein It is brought to our notice that the 1st respondent herein has filed I.A. No.4109/2007 seeking amendment of the relief alone. It is submitted that the I.A. is now stands posted on 21-11-2007. It is further submitted that the 1st respondent herein has filed O.P No.1355/2007 for return of money , gold ornaments and other reliefs. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that O.P No.1355/2007 may not be clubbed with O.P No.905/2004, as otherwise the proceedings is likely to be further protracted . The writ petitioner agrees that the counter to the I.A will be filed within a week. We direct the Family court Ernakulam to dispose of I.A. No.4109/2007 on 21-11-2007 and if there is no sitting on that day it will be disposed of on the next sitting day. If the application for amendment is allowed, the parties have agreed that O.P No. 905/2004 can be directed to be dispose of expeditiously. In case the interlocutory application referred to above is allowed, the main petition i.e O.P No.905/2005 shall be disposed of within another four months. The parties shall cooperate with the trial. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE es