IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 368 of 2009(R) ------------------------ MC.28/2008 of J.M.F.C., PATTAMBI .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- LAKSHMIKUTTY APPISSI, D/O.VAROD KANKATH LATE NANIKUTTY APPISSI, 80 YEARS, ANGADI AMSOM, AREEKAD DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. RAMAN NAMBIAR, S/O. THEKKEPPAT RAMAN NAIR, ANGADI AMSOM, AREEKAD DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK. 2. RATHEESH, S/O.RAMAN NAMBIAR, THEKKEPPAT HOUSE, ANGADI AMSOM, AREEKAD DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK. 3. THANKAMANI, D/O.VAROD LAKSHMIKUTTY APPISSI, ANGADI AMSOM, AREEKAD DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.C.No. 368 of 2009 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 27th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner, who has initiated M.C.28 of 2008 under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act before the learned J.F.M.C., Pattambi, was that an interim application filed by her before the court below is not being disposed of. 2. Report of the learned Magistrate was called for and it is now confirmed that the petition has already been disposed of on 20.1.2009. The precise grievance raised by the petitioner does not therefore exist any more. No further directions appear to be necessary in this writ petition. Counsel for the petitioner also accepts the same, but requests that considering the fact that the petitioner is a person aged about 80 years, there may be a direction for expeditious disposal of M.C.28 of 2008 itself. The request does appear to me to be absolutely reasonable. W.P.C.No. 368 of 200 2 2. This Writ Petition is, in these circumstances, dismissed, but with the specific observation that every endeavour must be made by the learned Magistrate to dispose of M.C.28 of 2008 as expeditiously as possible. The spirit of expedition which is required for the disposal of a petition under DVA as reflected in the express and implied provisions of the Act must be imbibed by the learned Magistrate and the matter must be disposed of at the earliest - at any rate, within a period of three months from the date on which a copy of this judgment is produced before the learned Magistrate. Compliance shall be reported to this Court. (R. BASANT) Judge tm