IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2008 / 3RD ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 8608 of 2008(S) ------------------------- OPHMA.24/2005 of FAMILY COURT,KOLLAM .................... PETITIONER: ------------ M.G.MANOJ, HOUSE NO.385, JOURNALIST NAGAR, KADAPPAKADA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE RESPONDENTS: ----------------- S.REKHA, BHARATHY, VETTUVENI, HARIPPAD POST. BY ADV. SRI.BIMAL K.NATH FOR R1 SRI.S.JAMAL FOR R1 SRI.E.M.SUNIL KUMAR FOR R1 SRI.SREEVALSAN.V FOR R1 SMT.SMITHA DIVAKARAN FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX Petitioner's Exhibits Ext.P1; True copy of the petition in O.P (H.M.A) No. 24 of 2005 filed before the family Court Kollam Ext.P2: True copy of the objection filed in O.P (H.M.A) No. 24 of 2005 before the Family Court, Kollam //true copy// KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.8608 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of June 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J This writ petition is filed for the following prayer : Issue a direction directing the Family Court, Kollam to try and dispose of the petition in O.P (H.M.A) No. 24 of 2005 pending there within a time limit prescribed by this Hon'ble Court During the pendency of this writ petition we had directed the parties to be present before this Court on 18.03.2008. On 18.3.2008 we had directed the parties to consult a Psychologist. After getting the assistance of the Psychologist by the parties we had passed an order on 22.5.2008 regarding the visitorial rights as follows: Petitioner, respondent and the children are present. For the time being we direct that both the children shall go and stay with the mother on the second Saturday and return to the father on the following Sunday. It will be open to the mother to talk to the children over telephone Post after one month. Since the main matter regarding divorce, is pending before the Family Court Kollam, there will be a direction to the Family Court Kollam to dispose of O.P No. 24/2005 expeditiously at any rate within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and it will be open to the Family Court Kollam to pass appropriate orders regarding the custody and visitorial rights as required, in any proceedings. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE es