Litigants must first seek resolution from the Family Court before escalating matters to the High Court.

Devan Ramachandran , J.

The petitioners seek that OP No.1394/2023 on the files of the learned Family Court, Irinjalakuda, be directed to be taken up and disposed of within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

We are afraid that we cannot intervene at the first instance because this Court has, in Shiju Joy A. v. Nisha [ 2021 (2) KLT 607 ], rendered it clear that the litigants must approach the learned Family Court itself for early disposal and only then invoke the remedies before this Court.

The petitioners admit that they have yet not done so.

In the afore circumstances, this Original Petition is dismissed; however, leaving liberty to the petitioners to invoke all remedies as may be available in law.

Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN Sd/- HARISANKAR V.MENON stu APPENDIX OF OP (FC) NO. 133 OF 2026 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION AS OP NO. 1394 OF