IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JUNE 2007 / 16TH JYAISHTA 1929 MFA.No. 4 of 2001() ------------------- OPHMA.288/1999 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT: ----------- C.S.MANIKANTAN NAIR, S/O.B.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, RESIDING AT T.C.9/799, V.J.LANE, VELLAYAMBALAM, SASTHAMANGALAM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-10 BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI RESPONDENTS: ------------- A.P.RAJASREE, D/O.PADMAVATHY AMMA, SREEVIHAR, SREEMOOLAM ROAD, KUMARAPURAM, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- M.F.A.No.4 of 2001 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 6th June, 2007. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment in O.P. (HMA) No.288/99 on the file of the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. While deciding the issue of divorce, the Family Court also made certain arrangements with regard to the custody of the child. The appellant apprehends that the observations in the judgment might adversely affect the outcome of the case filed by him with regard to the guardianship of the child. We make it clear that the observations and directions in the judgment with regard to the custody of the child shall not in any way affect the outcome of the case filed by the petitioner and the same shall be independently considered on merits. The appeal is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. tgs OP NO. 2 KURIAN JOSEPH & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ ---------------------------------------------- M.F.A. NO.4 OF 2001 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 6th June, 2007.