IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 24TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3567 of 2008(S) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S. HARIKUMAR, AGED 33 YEARS, SON OF THE LATE SOMAN ASARI, N.R.A. B-95, VILAYIL VILAKATHU VEEDU, KARAKKAMANDAPOM, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.D.ASOKAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- V.S. GEETHA DEVI, AGED 32 YEARS, DAUGHTER OF K.SIVANANDAN, P.Y.R.A.298, PAROORKUZHI VEDIVACHAN KOVIL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.3567 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. This writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- i. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ direction or order directing the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram to expedite the proceedings in O.P.(H.M.A.)No.113 of 2007 pending before it and dispose of the case within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court. The registry reports that there are two other cases between the parties as O.P.No.216/2007 and O.P.No.412/2007. Petitioner may move the Family Court for consolidating the cases, for a joint trial of the cases and expeditious disposal of the cases. It is made clear that in the event of the petitioner moving the Family Court as above, the Family Court shall see that the cases are disposed of within a period of six months from the date of posting of the petition for joint trial and expeditious disposal. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. --------------------------- W.P(C)No.3567 of 2008 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 13th February, 2008