IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 8716 of 2009(O)
1. RETNAMMA, ULLADAMTHARAYIL,
... Petitioner
2. AMBILY, ULLADAMTHARAYIL,
3. SEEMA, ULLADAMTHARAYIL,
4. RENJITH, ULLADAMTHARAYIL,
Vs
1. PADMANABHAN, ULLADAMTHARAYIL,
... Respondent
2. SARALA, KATTARAKKAL,
3. PRIYA, KATTARAKAL,
4. PRIYAKUMAR, KATTARAKKAL,
For Petitioner :SRI.S.SUJIN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN
Dated :22/05/2009
O R D E R
S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, J.
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W.P.(C) No.8716 of 2009
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Dated: 22nd May, 2009
JUDGMENT
The above Writ Petition is filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India seeking the following relief:
To direct the Hon’ble District Court, Alapuzha to dispose the
Appeals in A.S.No.72/05, A.S.No.122/04, A.S.No.113/04,
A.S.No.114/04 at the earliest and within such time as the Hon’ble
Court may deem just and proper.
Petitioners 4 in number are the respondents in four appeals, namely,
A.S.Nos.72/05, 122/04, 113/04 and 114/04 all pending before the
District Court, Alappuzha. It is submitted, the above appeals have
arisen from common judgment passed in four suits jointly tried.
Appeals are pending from 2004-2005 onwards and despite fervent
prayers made by the respondents to have an early hearing, for one
reason or the other, the appeals are adjourned from time to time is
the submission made seeking an order from this court to direct the
court below to hear and dispose the appeals at the earliest. Notice of
the petition was served on the respondents, but none of them has
entered appearance. Having regard to the submissions made by the
counsel and also the facts and circumstances presented, it appears,
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the grievance canvassed by the petitioners deserve sympathetic
consideration. So much so, there will be a direction to the court
below, the District Court, Alappuzha, to give the appeals top priority
for hearing and at any rate, the appeals have to be disposed within a
time limit of four months from the date of this judgment, affording
reasonable opportunities to both sides to make their submissions in
respect of their respective cases.
The Writ Petition is disposed as above.
srd S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE