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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 14259

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
ABDUL AZEEZ – Appellant
Versus
RASHIDA – Respondent
OP(CRL.) NO. 852 OF 2025

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.P.RAHUL, SMT.ABHINA L., SMT.NAMITHA NEETHU BALACHANDRAN
For the Respondents: SMT.SHIFA LATHEEF, SRI.ARUL MURALIDHARAN, SMT.AKHILASREE BHASKARAN

Court directed expedited disposal of MC 23/2024 under Article 227.

Headnote:This judgment pertains to OP(Crl) NO. 852 OF 2025, examined under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, requesting expedited disposal of MC No. 23 of 2024. The court sought a report from the Magistrate, who indicated a need for three months to resolve the matter, leading to the directive for disposal within five months as stated in the final order.

Table of Content
1. immediate attention requested for magistrate case. (Para 1)
2. report requested from magistrate regarding case disposal time. (Para 2)

J U D G M E N T

(Dated this the 24th day of February, 2026)

The respondents 2 and 3 in MC No. 23 of 2024 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate- II, Sasthamcotta filed this OP(Crl) under Article 227 of the Constitution of India praying for a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of the case in a time bound manner. When the matter was taken up for arguments, there was no representation for the 2^nd respondent/ petitioner in the MC.

2. Considering the nature of the relief claimed in the OP, a report was called for from the learned Magistrate about the time required for the disposal of the MC case. As per the report dated 20.02.2026, the learned Magistrate sought for a period of three months for the disposal of the case.

Therefore, considering the entire facts, this OP(Crl) is disposed of with a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of MC No. 23 of 2024 within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

Sd/-

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