IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 32529 of 2009(I) -------------------------- OPTP.11/2009 of DISTRICT COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K.RAVEENDRAN NAIR ,S/O.NARAYANAN, AGED 62 YEARS, VALIYAMADACKAL VEETTIL, MALLAPPALLY MURI, MALLAPPALLY VILLAGE PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJITH KUMAR V. SRI.RINOY JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. RAMANA, AGED 48 YEARS, ADHITHYA VEETTIL MALLAPPALLY MURI, MALLAPPALLY VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 2. N.SIDASIVAN, AGED 68 YEARS, VALIAMADACKAL VEETTIL, MALLAPPALLY MURI, MALLAPPALLY VILLAGE,PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 3. AMMUKUTTY, AGED 65 YEARS, KOOVAPPUZHA VEETTIL,EDAYIRIKKAPUZHA MURI KANGAZHA VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 4. RATNAMMA, AGED 59 YEARS, EYALIL VEETTIL, VELLAVOOR MURI, KANGAZHA VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 5. SARALA, AGED 57 YEARS, RAJESH BHAVAN EANTHAYAR MURI, EANTHAYAR VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 6. THULASIBHAI AGED 55 YEARS, KALARICKAL VEETTIL, KULATHOOR MURI, KOTTANGAL VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.32529 OF 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of November 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Petitioner is the first defendant in O.S No.147 of 2008 on the file of Munsiff Court, Ranni. He is also the first defendant in O.S. No.65 of 2009 on the file of Sub Court, Thiruvalla. The trial of the two suits is stalled in view of the pendency of a transfer petition numbered as OP(TP) No. 11 on the file of District Court, Pathanamthitta which has been moved by one of the parties in the suit is the grievance espoused by the petitioner seeking for issue of a writ/direction/order to the above court to expedite the disposal of the transfer petitions. Having regard to the submissions made, I find no notice to the respondents is necessary and it is dispensed with. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that service is complete in the transfer petition and what is required is only hearing and disposal. The learned District Judge, Pathanamthitta is W.P.(C).No.32529 OF 2009 Page numbers directed to hear and dispose of the transfer petition O.P(TP) No.11/2009 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this judgment provided service is complete in that petition. In case service is not complete, court below shall direct the petitioner in the transfer petition to serve notice on the counsel appearing for the respondents in the court below, and after effecting such service, proceed with the hearing and disposal of the petition as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE vdv