IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19051 of 2010(Q) -------------------------- CC.473/2009 of JUDL.M.F.C.-I,ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUNDIAL CHARTERED & COURIER & LOGISTICS,GROUND FLOOR, MANNOOR ETTONNIL, ST.VINCENT ROAD, ERNAKULAM-18,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ANU.S BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SMT.A.PARVATHI MENON SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.C.S.HRITHICK THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.19051 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the complainant in a private complaint filed before the J.F.C.M Court-I, Ernakulam alleging an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 involving cheques worth Rs.1,72,929/-. The grievance of the petitioner is that after the filing of the complaint which was numbered as C.C.No.473/2009 before the J.F.C.M Court-I, Ernakulam, the petitioner or its counsel has no information regarding the Court before which the above case is pending. 2. This Court called for the remarks of the Magistrate. The J.F.C.M Court-I, Ernakulam has reported as per letter dated 30.6.2010 that C.C.No.473/2009 has been transferred on 22.6.2010 to J.F.C.M Court-V, Ernakulam where the case has been re-numbered as C.C.No.2601/2010 and that the case has been posted to 4.8.2010 before the J.F.C.M Court-V, Ernakulam which has issued summons to the accused. The Registry shall look into the grievance pointed out by the W.P(C) No. 19051of 2010 : 2 : petitioner and issue appropriate official memorandum to ensure that such grievances are not voiced in future. Transfer of cases from one court to another without proper notice to the parties or their counsel will put them to untold hardships. So that there is least hardship to the parties and their counsel. I leave it to the Registry to issue proper guidelines in the matter preferably after notice to the Bar Association and the Kerala Judicial Academy. The Registry may also take note of the transfer made by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam furnishing the subject matter of W.P(C) No.21880/2010. This writ petition is disposed of as above. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb