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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 10943
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SOUMEN SEN, CJ, SYAM KUMAR V.M., J
JAMES FLETCHER – Appellant
Versus
B. MOHANAN – Respondent
OP (RC) NO. 32 OF 2026 | RCP NO.36 OF 2021
Important Points
Subject
Civil - Rent Control
Headnote
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri.Praveen K. Joy
| Table of Content |
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| 1. counsel's presentation and petition details. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court's directive for timely resolution of pending rent control petitions. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. order of disposal without notification to the respondents. (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT SOUMEN SEN, C.J .
Heard Mr. Praveen K. Joy, learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. This OP(RC) has been filed seeking expeditious disposal of the RCP pending before the Rent Control Court, Thiruvananthapuram.
3. We take note of the dictum laid down by this Court in Irvin John Jayarajan and Others v. Madhavi alias Narayani Amma and Others 1, wherein all Rent Control Courts were directed to dispose of Rent Control Petitions within a period of three months. The e-court status produced along with these OP(RC) reveals that the RCP was instituted as early as in the year 2021 and that the matter had been adjourned from time to time.
4. Taking note of the dictum laid down in Irvin John Jayarajan (supra) and the fact that the rent control petition has been pending since 2021, we deem it fit and proper to
dispose of the OP(RC) by directing the Rent Control Court, Thiruvananthapuram, to dispose of the RCP on or before 10.04.2026.
5. In view of the nature of the order passed, we do not propose to issue notice to the respondents.
6. Accordingly, the OP(RC) is disposed of.
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