IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2008 / 27TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 35983 of 2007(S) -------------------------- OP.812/2005 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ S.SALEENA, AGED 49, D/O M.ASMA BEEWI, LAILA MANZIL, AYOOR, KOLLAM, NOW RESIDING AT TC XIII/1606(3) VISMAYAM, BURMA ROAD, MEDICAL COLLEGE POST, PATTOM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.RAJA SRI.R.RENJITH RESPONDENTS: ------------- A.MOHAMMED HANEEFA, AGEED 49, S/O ABUBACKER, RESIDING AT MAJEENA MANZIL, KUMMANNOOR POST, AIRAVAM VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.MAJIDA.S SRI.K.RAJESH KANNAN SRI.AJIKHAN.M THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.35983/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF I.A.NO.1708/07 IN O.P.NO.812/2005 OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM FILED BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 21-5-2007. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF AN APPLICATION DATED 22-5-2007 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE I.A.NO.3304/07 IN O.P.NO.750/05 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.35983 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. This writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- i. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, direction or order directing the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram to expedite the proceedings in O.P.No.812 of 2005 and connected cases tried as a Joint Trial which is pending before it and dispose of the case within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court. Pursuant to the direction issued by this court, the parties are present. After having talked to them extensively we feel that it is only in their interests that the cases between them are disposed of expeditiously. In the judgment in W.P(C)No.36549/2007 we have made it clear that it will be open to the respondent herein to examine one Smt.Rajasree through an Advocate Commissioner. If he chooses to do so he shall take steps within ten days from today. 2. We dispose of this writ petition directing the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram to dispose of O.P.Nos.750/2005, 756/2005, 812/2005 and 877/2005 within a period of three W.P(C) NO.35983/2007 -:2:- months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. 3. We direct the petitioner Smt.Saleena to take the children to the office-cum-residence of Advocate Vasantha Ashok at Pongummoodu on 26-1-2008 at 10 a.m. and leave the children there till 1 p.m. It will be open to the respondent Mohammed Haneefa, who is the father of the children, to talk to them either personally or in the presence of the mother in the office of Advocate Smt.Vasantha Ashok. We direct Smt.Vasantha Ashok to make necessary arrangements for the same. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)No.35983 of 2007 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 17th January, 2008