2025:KER:31330 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.B. SNEHALATHA THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1947 OP (FC) NO. 227 OF 2025 AGAINST THE ORDER IN O.P.(G&W) NO.324 OF 2022 OF FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA PETITIONER/PETITIONER: GIREESH V.R., AGED 46 YEARS S/O. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, VELAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, PATTANAKKAD VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK, PATTANAKKAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA., PIN - 688006 BY ADVS. J.RAMKUMAR AMRIN FATHIMA S.VISHNU DAS RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT : ANJALI MENON, AGED 35 YEARS, D/O. VASUDEVA MENON, PARIYAZHATH VEEDU, VAYALAR P.O., VAYALAR EAST VILLAGE, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPUZHA, NOW RESIDING AT THIRUVONAM HOUSE, KALAVAMKODAM P.O., EAST OF BISHOP MOOR SCHOOL, CHERTHALA TALUK, ALAPUZHA., PIN - 688524 THIS OP (FAMILY COURT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:31330 OP(FC) 227/25 2 JUDGMENT Devan Ramachandran, J. The petitioner singularly pleads that Ext.P6 application preferred by him be directed to be disposed of by the learned Family Court, Alappuzha, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. We notice from Ext.P6 that what the petitioner has sought is that he be given interim custody of his children from 29.03.2025 till 29.04.2025. 3. Smt.Amrin Fathima – learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that, even though the major share of the time frame mentioned in Ext.P6 has already elapsed, her client still wants the said application to be considered because, he will be in India only till 30.04.2025. 4. Taking note of the afore submissions and since the application in question seeks interim custody of the children for a specified period, we are certain that the learned Family Court 2025:KER:31330 OP(FC) 227/25 3 should consider it without delay, as per law. In the afore circumstances, clarifying that our directions herein will not be construed as a precedent, but issued only in the peculiar circumstances noticed, we direct the learned Family Court, Alappuzha, to take up Ext.P6 application – if it is still pending – and dispose of the same, after affording necessary opportunity to both sides, as expeditiously as is possible, but not later than one week from today. Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/- M.B. SNEHALATHA JUDGE RR 2025:KER:31330 OP(FC) 227/25 4 APPENDIX OF OP (FC) 227/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE OP (G&W) NO. 324/2022 BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF OBJECTION IN OP (G&W) NO. 324/2022 BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23.12.2022 IN I.A. NO. 15/2022 IN OP (G&W) NO.324/2022 BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 19.04.2023 IN I.A. NO. 22/20223 IN OP (G&W) NO.324/2022 BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 24.08.2023 IN OP(FC) NO.545/2023 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE I.A. NO. 44/2025 IN OP (G&W) NO. 324/2022 BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA Exhibit P7 THE RESPONDENT FILED OBJECTION TO THE SAID IA AND A TRUE COPY OF OBJECTION IN I.A. NO. 44/2025 IN OP (G&W) NO. 324/2022 BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA