IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI MONDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2009 / 22ND ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18031 of 2009(R) -------------------------- OPHMA.162/2008 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER: --------------- PRASANTH KUMAR P. S/O. PRASANNA KUMAR, HINDU, MALE, AGED 32, RESIDING AT 'SUPRABHA' T.C.3/2228,PATTOM P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU HARIHARAN RESPONDENT: --------------- DEVI MEENAKSHI,D/O. KAMALA KRISHNA NATH, HINDU, FEMALE, AGED 31, COUNTRY LEAD, H.R AT & T, CLOBAL NET WORK SERVICES INDIA P.LTD. GROUND FLOOR TOWERS C. THE MILLENIA,NO.1 & 2,MURPHY ROAD, BANGLORE 560008. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R.BASANT & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.18031 OF 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 13th DAY OF JULY, 2009 J U D G M E N T Basant, J. The short grievance of the petitioner is that O.P.(H.M.A.) No.162/2008 filed by the petitioner before the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram is pending before that Court and is not disposed of yet. This Writ Petition was admitted on 29.6.2009 and the report of the learned Judge of the Family Court was called for. In the report submitted by the learned Judge, dated 10.7.2009, the learned Judge reports that this case filed in 2008 is not included in the target for disposal of cases during this year and in the usual course can be disposed of by 30.9.2010. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied if that time limit is strictly adhered to. 2. We are in these circumstances satisfied that this Writ Petition can be allowed accepting the report dated 10.7.2009 of the Family Court. The Family Court shall make every endeavour to dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible –at any rate, by 30.9.2010, as undertaken by the Family W.P.(C)No.18031/09 -2- Court. Compliance shall be reported to this Court. This Writ Petition is accordingly allowed to the above extent. R.BASANT, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn