High Court of Kerala disposed of an original petition seeking expeditious disposal of a conjugal home maintenance matter, directing the Family Court to refer parties for mediation and follow specified disposal guidelines.
Reference to the Family Court to refer parties for mediation and follow guidelines for disposal of pending cases.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
&
THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE KAUSER EDAPPAGATH FRIDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 / 19TH BHADRA, 1943
O.P . (FC) NO. 243 OF 2021
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OPHMA 1988/2018 OF FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONER/RESPONDENT:
DILIP PILLAI, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. THULASI AMMA, SHANU VILAS, NEAR ENDRESSA CONVENT, PALLIKKANAM (P.O.), KANNUR -670 004.
BY ADVS. SRI. K.RAJESH KANNAN SRI.M.RAMASWAMY PILLAI
RESPONDENT/PETITIONER:
ANJU KRISHNAN, AGED 30 YEARS, W/O. DILIP PILLAI, T.C.51/1208(5), DAYA, SATHYAN NAGAR, ESTATE (P.O.), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 019.
THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.09.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE & DR.KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, JJ.
O.P.(F.C.)No.243 of 2021
Dated: 10th September, 2021
JUDGMENT
A.Muhamed Mustaque, J
This original petition was filed for expeditious disposal of O.P.(HMA)No.1988 of 2018 on the file of the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram.
explore the possibility of filing a joint petition for divorce. Though we issued notice in this matter, none turned up for the respondent. We direct the Family Court to refer the parties for a mediation in the next posting itself and direct to post the case to
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a near date to refer the parties for mediation. In regard to the disposal of the case, the Family Court is directed to follow the Division Bench judgment of this Court in [Shiju Joy v. Nisha (2021 (2) KLT 607)] , wherein this court had issued necessary guidelines for disposal of matters pending before the Family Court.
This Original Petition is disposed of in the light of the above judment. The directions in the above judgment shall be scrupulously followed in this matter also.
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE,
DR.KAUSER EDAPPAGATH, JUDGE
ss
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APPENDIX OF OP (FC) 243/2021
PETITIONER EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE O.P.(HMA) NO.1988/2018 DATED 3.9.2018 ON THE FILE OF FAMILY COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 30.11.2019 IN O.P.(HMA) NO.1988/2018 ON THE FILE OF FAMILY COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
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[Shiju Joy v. Nisha (2021 (2) KLT 607)]Followed¶26
DILIP PILLAI
ANJU KRISHNAN
A. MUHAMMED MUSTAQUE
DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH
As recorded by the court registry
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