IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 OP (RC).No. 668 of 2010(O) -------------------------- RCA.23/2010 of DISTRICT COURT, MANJERI OS.200/2005 of MUNSIFF COURT, MANJERI .................... PETITIONER ------------------------------ PATHUMMAKUTTY ALIAS FATHIMA D/O.TOTTITHODI MUHAMMED HAJI, MANJERI AMSOM DEOSM, ERNAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- PUTHUPARAMBAN HAMZA,S/O. UNNEEN, BAHARIN HOUSE, VALLIKKAPATTA AMSOM DESOM P.O.VALLIKKAPATTA PO, PERINTHALMANNA 679 324. THIS OP (RENT CONTROL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ------------------------ O.P.(R.C).No.668 OF 2010 ------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. This original petition under Article 227 seeks a direction to the Rent Control Appellate Authority, Manjeri, to dispose of RCA No.23/2010 filed by the petitioner, a senior citizen, expeditiously. We called for the report from the learned appellate authority. The appellate authority reports that service of notice on the respondent is yet to be completed in RCA No.23/2010. The appellate authority has further reported that once the service of notice is completed, it will be possible to dispose of the RCA within one month thereafter. 2. Under the above circumstances, we dispose of the original petition with the following directions; The petitioner will do everything necessary for completing service of notice on the respondent in the RCA. Once it is seen that service of notice is completed, the learned appellate authority will dispose of the RCA in accordance with law at the O.P.(RC).No.668/2010 2 earliest and if possible within one month of completion of service of notice. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE dpk