IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI MONDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2010 / 25TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25776 of 2010(R) -------------------------- OP,G&.688/2010 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER: --------------- K. MURALI, AGED 42, S/O.SRI.V.KRISHNA IYER VINAYAKA NAGAR, NEERAMANKARA, PAPPANAMCODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM NOW RESIDING AT B6,AKSHARA SOUDHAM, AMBA NAGAR, VANCHIYOOR P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.V.RAJAN SRI.R.SUDHISH SMT.M.MANJU SMT.V.P.GEETHA KUMARY SMT.SHIBI. K.P. SRI.K.R.RANJITH SRI.A.N.PREMLAL RESPONDENT: --------------- BHAGEERATHY ALIAS BHAVANI, AGED 35,D/O. SURYA NARAYAN, RESIDING A T NO.40, KARTHIKA VINAYAKA NAGAR, PAPPANAMCODE P.O. NEMOM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.25776 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of August 2010 J U D G M E N T Basant,J The short grievance of the petitioner is that I.A.No.1314/2010 in O.P.(G&W) No.688/2010 filed by him for interim custody of his minor male child, aged 11 years, is not taken up for consideration by the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner badly wants the custody of the child during the Onam holidays. The petitioner had hoped that order shall be passed after hearing the parties on 13/8/2010. But, now, the petition stands posted to 31/8/2010, by which time, schools would have reopened after Onam vacation. In these circumstances, the petitioner prays that there may be a direction to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram for expeditious disposal of the said I.A. 2. We have heard the learned counsel. We find that the request that the petition must be disposed of before Onam holidays is fair and legitimate. The petitioner can move the Family Court to advance hearing of the matter and if such an W.P.C.No.25776 of 2010 2 application is filed, the Family Court must make every endeavour to dispose of the said I.A as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law - before the Onam holidays, if possible. The Family Court shall submit a report to this Court on 21/08/2010 of the action taken in pursuance of this direction. 3. This writ petition is allowed as above. 4. Hand over copy of this judgment to the learned counsel for the petitioner. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge W.P.C.No.25776 of 2010 3 W.P.C.No.25776 of 2010 4 R.BASANT & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 19/07/2010