IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2009 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 8716 of 2009(O) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. RETNAMMA, ULLADAMTHARAYIL, EZHUPUNNA MURI, KODAMTHURUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA. 2. AMBILY, ULLADAMTHARAYIL, EZHUPUNNA MURI, KODAMTHURUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA. 3. SEEMA, ULLADAMTHARAYIL, EZHUPUNNA MURI, KODAMTHURUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA. 4. RENJITH, ULLADAMTHARAYIL, EZHUPUNNA MURI, KODAMTHURUTH VILLAGE, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUJIN SRI.MAHESH V RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.V.JOHN MANI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. PADMANABHAN, ULLADAMTHARAYIL, EZHUPUNNA THEKKUM MURI, CHERTHALA. 2. SARALA, KATTARAKKAL, EZHUPUNNA THEKKUM MURI, CHERTHALA. 3. PRIYA, KATTARAKAL, EZHUPUNNA THEKKUM MURI, CHERTHALA. 4. PRIYAKUMAR, KATTARAKKAL, EZHUPUNNA THEKKUM MURI, CHERTHALA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.8716 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 22nd May, 2009 JUDGMENT The above Writ Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: To direct the Hon'ble District Court, Alapuzha to dispose the Appeals in A.S.No.72/05, A.S.No.122/04, A.S.No.113/04, A.S.No.114/04 at the earliest and within such time as the Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper. Petitioners 4 in number are the respondents in four appeals, namely, A.S.Nos.72/05, 122/04, 113/04 and 114/04 all pending before the District Court, Alappuzha. It is submitted, the above appeals have arisen from common judgment passed in four suits jointly tried. Appeals are pending from 2004-2005 onwards and despite fervent prayers made by the respondents to have an early hearing, for one reason or the other, the appeals are adjourned from time to time is the submission made seeking an order from this court to direct the court below to hear and dispose the appeals at the earliest. Notice of the petition was served on the respondents, but none of them has entered appearance. Having regard to the submissions made by the counsel and also the facts and circumstances presented, it appears, W.P.C.No.8716/09 - 2 - the grievance canvassed by the petitioners deserve sympathetic consideration. So much so, there will be a direction to the court below, the District Court, Alappuzha, to give the appeals top priority for hearing and at any rate, the appeals have to be disposed within a time limit of four months from the date of this judgment, affording reasonable opportunities to both sides to make their submissions in respect of their respective cases. The Writ Petition is disposed as above. srd S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE