IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 21ST APRIL 2009 / 1ST VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 12421 of 2009(Q) -------------------------- CC.74/2007 of J.M.F.C. - I, ETTUMANUR .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. AMMINI, W/O. MADHAVAN AGED 65 YEARS, AMBADIYIL HOUSE, KADAMURRY, VAKATHANAM, KOTTAYAM. 2. MONI, S/O. ACHUTHAN, AMBADIYIL HOUSE, KADAMURRY, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.J.THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.P.A.SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS.P. JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.12421 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 21st April, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioners are accused in C.C.No.74 of 2007 of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ettumannoor, involving offences punishable under Sections 341 and 506 (1) read with Section 34 of the Penal Code. Their grievance is that though the case came up for examination of witnesses on 8 occasions, nothing happened. Therefore, petitioners seek a direction for early disposal of the case. 3. Learned counsel submits that petitioners are retired hands; husband of the first petitioner is a heart patient and that she has also to look after her invalid daughter, aged about 27 years. W.P.(C) No.12421/2009 2 4. Though, there cannot be any direction for time bound disposal of the case, in the facts and circumstances, I think it appropriate to direct the learned Magistrate to expedite the trial and dispose of the case. In the result, this writ petition is disposed of directing the learned Magistrate to expedite the trial and disposal of C.C.No.74/2007 pending in his court. THOMAS P.JOSEPH, JUDGE. nj.