IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2007 / 6TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 19348 of 2007 -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- M.V. UNNIKRISHNAN, SON OF GOPALAN, MEETHALAVALAPPIL HOUSE, EDAKKAD, EDAKKAD AMSOM, DESOM, KANNUR TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.S.K.DEVI RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA (CONVENOR, KERALA LEGAL BENEFIT FUND TRUSTEE COMMITTEE), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. K.P. SHEEJA, D/O. SREENIVASAN, KAKKADATH PALAT HOUSE, NEAR OLD MODERN ITI, BEYPORE NORTH, BEYPORE AMSOM, DESOM, KOZHIKODE. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI M.R. SABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & K.T. SANKARAN, J. ................................................................................... W.P.(C )No. 19348 OF 2007 ................................................................................... Dated this the 27th June, 2007 J U D G M E N T H.L. Dattu, C.J.: A tax payer is before us in this Writ Petition. The reliefs sought for in the Writ Petition are as under: “i) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction or orders to direct the first, second and third respondents to take urgent steps to improve the facilities of the Courts in Kerala, especially Family Courts in Kerala and to ensure effective, efficient and speedy legal services to the people in Kerala. ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction or orders to an independent agency, as decided by this Hon'ble Court to hold an enquiry regarding the malfunctioning in the Trustee Committee for the Kerala Legal Benefit Fund and to issue appropriate direction to ensure proper functioning of the Fund for the benefit of the people in Kerala. iii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction or orders to the second respondent to take urgent steps to provide adequate and effective facilities to the Family Courts in Kerala. iv) To grant the cost of this petition; and v) to grant such other relief as this Hon'ble Court deem proper to grant in the circumstances of the case. ” W.P.(C )No. 19348 OF 2007 2 2. As we understand that the interim relief sought for by the petitioner in this Writ Petition is to direct the Chief Ministerial Officer, Family Court, Kozhikode to issue a carbon copy of the judgment dated 30.05.2007 in O.P. No. 423 of 2004 . When this matter was posted before this Court on an earlier occasion, we had adjourned the matter to this date. 3. On the administrative side we had issued oral instruction to the Chief Ministerial Officer, Family Court, Kozhikode to issue a carbon copy of the judgment dated 30.05.2007 in O.P.No. 423 of 2004 forthwith, either to the petitioner or to his learned counsel, by collecting necessary fees. We are told that the said direction is complied by our Judicial Officer. 4. In view of the above, for the present, we dispose of this Writ Petition as unnecessary with liberty to the petitioner to agitate all other contentions raised in this Writ Petition in an appropriate case. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE. K.T. SANKARAN, JUDGE. lk