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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 57129

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Devan Ramachandran, M.B. Snehalatha, JJ
Jilna – Appellant
Versus
Dixon V.V. – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Smt.Kavery S Thampi
For the Respondents: Smt.Sikha G.Nair

Table of Content
1. petitioner challenges family court's refusal of custody application. (Para 1)
2. court directed counseling and interim custody arrangement. (Para 2)
3. family court failed to assess merits of interim application. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
4. court mandated timely consideration of custody applications. (Para 6)

JUDGMENT Devan Ramachandran, J.

The petitioner challenges Ext.P4 order of the learned Family Court, Irinjalakkuda, which refused to consider her application for interim custody of her child, on the ground that GOP No.1271/2025 is likely to be disposed of within four months. 2. Hearing Smt.Kavery S. Thampi – learned counsel for the petitioner on the afore lines on 04.12.2025, we issued notice to the respondent and Smt.Sikha G. Nair entered appearance on his behalf on 08.12.2025.

3. The parties subsequently appeared before us personally on 11.12.2025 along with the child; and we interacted with them. The impressions we gathered through such is available in the order of the said day reproduced below:

Parties were before us along with the child. We interacted with them in detail. We propose not to record our opinion gathered through such because both sides sought that they be

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