Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 23RD MAGHA, 1945 OP(C) NO. 339 OF 2024 IN O.S. NO.541/2018 OF MUNSIFF'S COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA PETITIONER(S)/PLAINTIFF: CHACKO V. V., AGED 60 YEARS, SON OF LATE VARGHESE THOMA, RESIDING AT VETTIKUZHIYIL HOUSE, CHUNDAPARAMB, NEDUNGOME P.O., SREEKANDAPURAM, KANNUR, PIN - 670631. BY ADVS. PRAVEEN.H. G.HARIHARAN K.S.SMITHA AMAL DEV D SNEHA M.S. ABHIJITH E.R. RESPONDENT(S)/FIRST DEFENDANT:
1 PATHROS V. V., 2 JOSEPH V. V., RESIDING AT VETTIKUZHIYIL HOUSE, THURUTHIKARA, TECHNICAL SCHOOL ROAD, PAINGARAPALLY P.O., MULANTHURUTHI, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682314. 3 LEELAMMA V. V., DAUGHTER OF LATE VARGHESE, VETTIKUZHIYIL HOUSE, KALOOR P.O., KOOTHATUKULAM, ERNAKULAM NOW AN INMATE OF MARIYALAYAM CHARITABLE TRUST, PONKUTTY, ELANJI P.O., ERNAKULAM, PIN - 686665. 4 JOSE V. V., THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: - 2 -
J U D G M E N T
Dated, this the 12th day of February, 2024 Petitioner herein is the plaintiff in O.S. No.541/2018, pending before the Munsiff's Court, Muvattupuzha. The short grievance of the petitioner is that Ext.P3 application, preferred for appointment a guardian for the 3rd defendant, though filed in the year 2020, has not been disposed of so far. Petitioner seeks a direction to dispose of Ext.P3 interlocutory application expeditiously.
2. Having regard to the nature of the relief
sought for, notice to the respondents is dispensed with. In the facts and circumstances narrated above, this Original Petition is allowed and there will - 3 - be a direction to the learned Munsiff, Muvattupuzha, to take up Ext.P3 I.A. No.1/2020 in O.S.No.541/2018 immediately and to dispose of the same expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- C. JAYACHANDRAN JUDGE Skk//13.02.2024 - 4 - APPENDIX OF OP(C) NO.339/2024 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE PLAINT IN OS
PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE MUNSIFF COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS EXHIBIT P1 EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF WRITTEN STATEMENT IN OS HEREWITH AND MARKED AS EXHIBIT P2 EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AS IA 1/2020 IN OS HON'BLE MUNSIFF COURT, MUVATTUPUZHA IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS EXHIBIT P3
EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 26/06/2023 IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS EXHIBIT P4 EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE TIMELINE OF THE CASE STATUS OF OS 541/2018 DATED FROM HEREWITH AND MARKED AS EXHIBIT P5