IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2007 / 16TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 23034 of 2007(P) -------------------------- CC.479/1994 of J.M.F.C.-II,THRISSUR .................... PETITIONER: ------------ PAUL P.PAUL, S/O.PULIKKETTIL PAILY, GOSAYIKUNNU, KURIYACHIRA DESOM, CHIYYARAM VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SREEJITH RESPONDENTS: ------------- C.J.RAJAN, CHITTATTUKARAKKARAN VEETTIL, PROPRIETOR, THRISSUR. GOLD PALACE JEWELLERY, MANNARKKAD, THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT, J. ---------------------- W.P.C.No.23034 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of August 2007 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioner is that two connected cases pending before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Thrissur bearing numbers C.C.No.479/94 and S.T.No.1415/1995 are not being disposed of expeditiously by the learned Magistrate. 2. A report was called for from the learned Magistrate. The learned Magistrate in the report submits that the two cases are now ripe for hearing and the same shall be taken up and disposed of at the earliest. 3. I am satisfied, in these circumstances, that a specific direction deserves to be issued to the learned Magistrate to dispose of the said cases as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date on which a copy of the judgment is placed before the learned Magistrate by the petitioner. 4. This writ petition is allowed to the above extent. 5. Hand over copy of this order to the learned counsel for the petitioner for production before the learned Magistrate. W.P.C.No. 2 (R.BASANT, JUDGE) jsr W.P.C.No. 3 R.BASANT, J. CRL.M.CNo. ORDER 21ST DAY OF MAY2007