IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 6941 of 2010(Q) ------------------------- CC.416/2009 of J.F.C.M COURT,THIRUVALLA CRIME NO.668/2007 OF THIRUVALLA POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- PROF. K.G.VARGHESE, S/O.GEEVARGHESE, KUMARANCHERIL HOUSE, PUSHPAGIRI ROAD, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.S.NIDHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.C.S.HRITHICK THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.RAMKUMAR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P(C).No. 6941 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is the de facto complainant in Crime No.668/2007 of Thiruvalla Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 419 and 201 IPC and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act 2000 and now pending before the J.F.C.M Court, Thiruvalla as C.C.No.416/2009, seeks an expeditious disposal of the above case. According to the petitioner, he is a senior citizen and the material witnesses of the case had crossed 70 years of age warranting an early disposal of the case. 2. This Court called for report of the learned Magistrate. As per letter dated 28.6.2010 the learned Magistrate has stated that, there are around 5600 cases pending before the Court and that older cases have been targeted for disposal and a period of at least one year will be required for dispose of the above case. Such being the position, the learned Magistrate cannot be directed to dispose of the case out of turn. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the learned Magistrate to try and dispose of C.C.No.416/2009 expeditiously and at any rate on or before the end of June 2011. V.RAMKUMAR, JUDGE dmb