IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P. JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1933 OP(C).No. 3550 of 2011(O) ------------------------- OS.14/2003 OF SUB COURT, VADAKARA .................... PETITIONER: -------------------- P.K.DEVI, D/O.KANNAN, KAKKAT HOUSE, KOTTAPPALLY AMSOM, VALLIYAD DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MOHANAN V.T.K. RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. P.K.SANKARAN, THEJAS, CHOLAMVAYAL, VATAKARA AMSOM DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK-673 101. 2. P.K.NARAYANAN, S/O.KANNAN, SREEKANTH, VALLIAPPALLY AMSOM, THIRUMANA DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 101. 3. P.K.RAGHAVAN, S/O,KANNAN,VRINDAVAN, MEMUNDA AMSOM, DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 101. 4. P.K.SARADA,D/O,KANNAN, PAROLI HOUSE, NADAKKU THAZHA AMSOM,DESOM, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 101. 5. P.K.BHASKARAN, MERCHANT,AGED 61 YEARS, KEERTHANAM,NEAR VATAKARA RAILWAY STATION, VATAKARA TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT-673 101. 6. KUMARAN ALIAS RAJAN,S/O.KANNAN, ARAMANA, KARTHIKAPPALLY AMSOM, KURINHALIYODE DESOM,VATAKARA TALUK-673 101. THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SCL. OP(C).No. 3550 of 2011(O) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.S. NO.14/03 OF THE SUB COURT, VATAKARA. EXHIBIT P2- TRUE COPY OF THE F.D.I.A. 91/05 ON THE FILE OF THE SUB COURT, VATAKARA. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE SCL. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- O.P.(C) No. 3550 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the plaintiff in O.S.No.14/2003 of the court of learned Sub Judge, Vatakara. On 29.06.2004 that court has passed a preliminary decree for partition in favour of petitioner, aged 72 years. Ext. P2, application for passing the final decree is pending since 2005 onwards. It is submitted that the Advocate Commissioner has submitted report and plan on 26-02-2008. But the 2nd respondent has raised some objection to that report and plan and hence the matter is pending. It is submitted that most of the parties involved are senior citizens and that an early disposal of the proceeding is required. 2. It is seen that the suit was filed in the year, 2003 and the preliminary decree was passed on 29-06-2004. The application for passing the final decree is pending for the last 6 O.P.(C) No. 3550 OF 2011 2 years. In the circumstances, learned Sub Judge is directed to expedite proceedings for passing final decree after completing all preliminary steps in the matter. With the above direction, the Original Petition is disposed of. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. SCL.