IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 4527 of 2010 () ------------------------- (CMP.4194/2010 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, ATTINGAL) .................... PETITIONER/PETITIONER --------------------------------------- LEELA, D/O.AMBUJAKSHI, CHITHRALAYAM, NEAR FCI, KAZHAKKUTTOM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT/COUNTER PETITIONER & STATE -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. APPUKUTTAN, S/O.KUNJU, KARTHIKA, PANAKKOTTU KONAM, KOLATHINKARA, KARYAVATTOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.A.SALIM THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: VK M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J. =========================== CRL.M.C.No. 4527 OF 2010 =========================== Dated this the 15th day of November,2010 ORDER When a petition is filed under section 23 of Domestic Violence Act, Magistrate is expected to pass orders in the application expeditiously. Grievance of the petitioner is that though petition was filed on 23.7.2010 and notice was issued to the counter petitioner who appeared on 25.9.2010, learned Magistrate posted the case to 20.11.2009 without disposing the application for interim order. 2. Petition is allowed. Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Attingal is directed to pass orders in C.M.P.4194/2010 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE tpl/- Crl.M.C.832/2010 2 M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J. --------------------- W.P.(C).NO. /06 --------------------- JUDGMENT SEPTEMBER,2006