The court has emphasized the need for timely resolutions in family court cases, supporting applications for expediting proceedings.

Devan Ramachandran , J.

The petitioners seek that OP(Money) No.646/2021, pending before the learned Family Court, Chavara, be directed to be taken up and disposed of within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. Sri.M.R.Sasith Panicker - appearing for the petitioners, submits that, though his clients have moved the learned Family Court seeking expeditious disposal of the Original Petition through an Interlocutory Application, produced as Ext.P2; the Family Court has not taken adequate steps to expedite the proceedings.

3. We certainly have empathy for the petitioners; and ideally, all cases should be disposed of at the earliest. However, there is a large pendency in every Family Court and we cannot be oblivious to this.

4. That said, Ext.P2 application moved by the petitioners before the learned Family Court - which, in our view, is in accordance with the declarations in Shiju Joy A. v. Nisha [2021 (2)

KLT 607] - requires to be disposed of without delay.

In the afore circumstances, we allow this Original Petition; with a direction to the learned Family Court, Chavara, to consider Ext.P2 application in its proper perspective, leading to appropriate orders/action on it, without any avoidable delay, but not later than one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/- M.B. SNEHALATHA JUDGE stu APPENDIX OF OP (FC) NO. 10 OF 2026 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION IN O.P (MONEY)NO. 646/2021 FILED BEFORE THE HON’BLE FAMILY COURT, CHAVARA.