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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G. Girish, J
Varun Varghese – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner requests mandatory time-bound trial disposal under constitutional jurisdiction. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. constitutional courts should avoid imposing arbitrary deadlines on subordinate court dockets. (Para 3 , 5) |
| 3. directive to expedite proceedings without creating a fixed time-bound schedule. (Para 6) |
THIS OP (CRIMINAL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.06.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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1. The accused in C.C.No.273/2023 on the files of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thrissur, has filed this original petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, for a direction to the learned Magistrate to dispose of the aforesaid case within a prescribed time frame.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor representing the State of Kerala.
3. In the decision Allahabad High Court Bar Association v. State of U.P. [2024 (6) SCC 267], the Hon’ble Supreme Court has cautioned the constitutional courts from passing orders for time bound disposal of the cases pending before the courts below unless there are compelling reasons for the same. The relevant paragraphs
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