IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21344 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, SANTHI NAGAR, TRIVANDRUM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR, SC KSHB, TVM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, KANNUR. 2. SHAFEEKKA HASHIM, D/O. KADER KUTTY, AGED 56, EDAKKAD AMSOM, THOTTADA DESOM, KARIALI NAGAR HOUSING COLONY. 3. THE KERALA STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ============== W.P.(C).No. 21344 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Kerala State Housing Board. The 2nd respondent obtained an order from the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Kannur for payment of certain amounts to her. Against the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 appeal before the 3rd respondent. Originally, the petitioner obtained Ext.P5 interim order. However, subsequently, the appeal itself was dismissed for default. Petitioner submits that petitioner had filed Ext.P6 application for restoration of the appeal. In the meanwhile, execution proceedings have been initiated by the 2nd respondent before the 1st respondent for arrest and detention. The petitioner submits that the petitioner is handicapped by the fact that because of the present circumstances prevailing in Thiruvananthapuram, on account of agitation by the lawyers there, the petitioner is not in a position to move the restoration petition at Thiruvananthapuram, in the name establishment of a Bench of the High Court at Thiruvananthapuram. He submits W.P.(C).No. 21344 OF 2008 2 that the agitating Advocates are even preventing Advocates from other districts especially from Ernakulam from appearing in Courts and Tribunals at Thiruvananthapuram even under physical threat. In the above circumstances, the counsel for the petitioner seeks a direction to the Commission to take up the restoration application in appeal No.152/06 in the Camp Sitting at Ernakulam, in view of the circumstances. 2. In the peculiar circumstances, I am satisfied that the request of the petitioner can be favourably considered by the Commission. Accordingly, I direct that the Commission may consider the posting of the restoration application in its Ernakulam Camp, hear and dispose of the same at least within one month. Further proceedings before the CDRF in O.P.No.206/2003, shall be kept in abeyance for a period of one month, to enable the petitioner to get order from the Commission. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-