IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2011 / 1ST ASHADHA 1933 OP (FC).No. 1978 of 2011(R) ------------------------------------- OP.640/2009 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER (S): ------------------------ SUNIL KUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, MANGIMA, T.C.NO.7/1377(3), VETTAMUKKU, KATTAKKALIL LANE, THIRUMALA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.VINODKUMAR SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR SRI.SUSHANTH.J. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ PRASHOBHA DEVI, D/O.LATE DEVAKI AMMA, PRAMOD BHAVAN, PEROORKADA, KUDAPPANAKKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OPFC NO.1978 OF 2011: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1.TRUE COPY OF OP.640/2009 PENDING BEFORE FAMILY COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ O.P.(FC) No.1978 of 2011-R ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 22nd day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. The prayer in the writ petition reads as under: “to direct the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram to hear and dispose of OP.640/2009 filed on 11.6.2009 pending in its files at the earliest at any rate within a period of two months.” 2. Petitioner is the petitioner in O.P.No.640/2009 on the file of the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram. It is stated that the said case has been posted on a number of occasions. It is also stated that even during the counseling it has been revealed by the respondent that she is not intending to live with the petitioner. The further case of the petitioner is that he is working in the Indian Army and the collapse of his marital life has influenced his work efficiency and that the contract period with Army is nearing its end and he will have to give the details of his family for the pensionary benefits and family pension. Therefore, he prays that the matter may be decided at the earliest. 3. After having heard the learned counsel for the OPFC 1978/2011 -2- petitioner, we feel that in the circumstance of this case we should direct the Family Court to decide the matter at the earliest. Accordingly, we direct the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram to dispose of O.P.No.640/2009 at the earliest. The Original Petition is disposed of as above. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. MS