IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 15TH BHADRA 1933 OP (RC).No. 2959 of 2011(O) --------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN IA 1123/2011 IN RCA.32/2011 of ADDL.DISTRICT COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... PETITIONER ------------------------------ JOSEPH KAVALAM, S/O.K.M.GEORGE, RESIDING AT KAVALAM ROYAL SQUARE, COLLEGE ROAD, CHANGANASSERY, KOTTAYAM-686 101. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON SRI.JIBU P THOMAS SRI.P.S.APPU SRI.A.R.NIMOD SRI.C.A.ANOOP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE CANARA BANK, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER, KAVALAM BRANCH, CHANGANASSERY, KOTTAYAM-686 101. BY SRI.GOPINATHA MENION (SC FOR CANARA BANK) THIS OP (RENT CONTROL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------ O.P.RC.No.2959 OF 2011 ------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. On this original petition under Article 227 coming up for admission, Sri.P.Gopinath Menon learned Standing Counsel has taken notice on behalf of the respondent Canara Bank. 2. This original petition has been instituted seeking a direction to the Rent Control Appellate Authority (The Additional District Judge, Kottayam) to dispose of Ext.P4 appeal on its merits expeditiously and after affording opportunity to the petitioner for being heard. It was submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Bank that the Bank does not have any serious objection in Ext.P4 appeal being expedited. It was pointed out that the appeal may not be maintainable in law. 3. Whatever that be, as there is agreement that the appeal can be decided early, we dispose of this writ petition directing the First Additional Rent Control Appellate Authority, Kottayam to take a decision in Ext.P4 (RCA No.32/2011) at the earliest if OPRC.No.2959/2011 2 possible on the day the appeal presently stands posted for hearing itself. If that is not possible, the RCA will be heard and decided within seven days thereafter. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM,JUDGE. dpk