IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 8TH MAY 2007 / 18TH VAISAKHA 1929 WP(C).No. 13728 of 2007(H) -------------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN CMP 1218/07 IN CRA.200/2007 of DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD .................................................. PETITIONER: ----------------- SANDEEP.P, AGED 29 YEARS, S/O. P.ACHUTHAN, FLAT NO.11, HILL PARK APARTMENT, KUSUMAGIRY P.O., KAKKANAD. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESEDNTED BY THE S.I. OF POLICE, RAILWAY, SHORNUR, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. CHANDRAN, S/O. KRISHNAN, AGED 56, MELEPURATH HOUSE, ANAKKARA, PALAKKAD. 3. A.K.BALAN, S/O. KELAPPAN, AGED 56, JANANI, PARAKUNNAM, PALAKKAD. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P. (C) No. 13728 OF 2007 H ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 5th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has come to this Court allegedly aggrieved by the delay in disposal of Crl.Appeal No.200/07 of Sessions Court, Palakkad. Respondents 2 and 3 are the appellants. The 3rd respondent is an Hon'ble Minister in the Government of Kerala. The learned counsel for respondents 2 and 3 submits that they have absolutely no objection against expeditious disposal of the appeal. But the counsel does point out that the petitioner has no locus to come before this Court with a writ petition like this. 2. I have called for the report from the learned Sessions Judge, Palakkad. The learned Sessions Judge reports that the appeal has been filed in the year 2007 and the appeal is not disposed of as the appellants have been praying for time. The learned counsel for respondents 2 and WPC.13728/07 : 2 : 3 submits that they shall get ready for hearing and co-operate with the court for the expeditious disposal of the appeal at the earliest. 3. I am, in these circumstances, satisfied that without going into all the various controversies raised, the report of the learned Sessions Judge can be accepted and the learned Sessions Judge can be directed to dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from this date. I take note that this is a case where not only the sentence, but the conviction also stands suspected. 4. This writ petition is allowed to the above extent. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) aks