IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 OP (FC).No. 368 of 2010(R) -------------------------- OP.43/2008 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER ------------------ VINOD.K, AGED 35, S/O.LATE KARUNAKARAN NADAR, THRIKARTHIKA, S.N.ROAD, EDATHEKONAM RESIDING AT LAKSHMANA VILASAM, PAYATUVILA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BINDU SREEKUMAR SMT.T.RINI RESPONDENT: --------------- RAJI.C.T, AGED 33, D/O.THANKAPPAN, JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, CORPORATION OFFICE PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. *********************** O.P(F.C) No.368 of 2010 ***************************** Dated this the 1st day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT BASANT, J. The short grievance of the petitioner is that 3 cases pending before the Family Court, Trivandrum, have not been disposed of. This judgment must be read in continuation of our order dated 19.10.2010. We have now received report dated 28.10.2010 from the learned Judge of the Family Court, Trivandrum. The learned Judge in that report has explained the circumstances under which the matter could not be disposed of earlier. However, the learned Judge has, in the report, undertaken that the matter shall be disposed of within a period of six months from 22.11.2010. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all steps to be taken by the petitioner shall be taken and completed immediately. 2. There may be a direction for expeditious disposal of the 3 O.Ps, it is prayed. It may be insisted, at any rate, that the undertaking of the court that the cases shall be disposed of, at any rate, prior to 22.05.2011, is zealously complied with, prays counsel. O.P(F.C) No.368 of 2010 2 3. We are satisfied that in the light of the report submitted by the learned Judge of the Family Court, Trivandrum, and in the light of the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition can be allowed and appropriate directions can be issued. 4. In the result: a) This petition is allowed; b) We accept the submission/undertaking of the learned Judge of the Family Court that all the 3 O.Ps shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible - at any rate, prior to 22.05.2011; c) We record the undertaking of the learned counsel for the petitioner that all necessary steps shall be taken by the petitioner immediately before the court below. 5. Compliance shall be reported to this Court by the Family Court. (R.BASANT, JUDGE) (K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE) O.P(F.C) No.368 of 2010 3 rtr/