IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA THURSDAY, THE 6TH MARCH 2008 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7676 of 2008(S) ------------------------- OP.279/2006 of FAMILY COURT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ CELIN, T.C.33/182, ST.JUDE COTTAGE, KANNANTHURA, NEAR WIRELESS STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.ANANDAKUTTAN SMT.M.HEMALATHA SRI.R.S.MADHU SRI.MAHESH ANANDAKUTTAN RESPONDENT: ------------- LAWRENCE PEREIRA, ST.PETERS COTTAGE, KANNANTHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. Koshy & K. Hema, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 7676 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Koshy, J. This writ petition is filed for an early disposal of O.P. No.7279/2006 filed before the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The above original petition is a petition for divorce. It is submitted that from 1987 onwards the petitioner and the respondent are living separately. The appellant, who is aged 62, being a Senior Citizen requests for an early disposal of the above petition. We are aware that in the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram a large number of cases are pending. However, considering the age of the petitioner, we direct the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram to dispose of the original petition as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within six months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. We are not expressing any opinion regarding the merits of the case. 2. Registry is directed to forward a copy of this judgment to the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. J.B. Koshy, Judge. K. Hema, Judge. mn. -2-