High Court allowed connected review petitions seeking review of writ orders rendered ex parte due to counsel absence. Court recalled original judgments to enable parties to address contentions subject to payment of costs.
Review petitions allowed; original judgments recalled; parties permitted to address contentions pending.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC &
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU
WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2014/14TH KARTHIKA, 1936
RP.No. 686 of 2014 (Z) IN OP (CAT).1023/2012
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN OP (CAT) 1023/2012 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 18-07-2014
REVIEW PETITIONER(S)/4TH RESPONDENT:
A.AKBAR IPS SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (ANALYSIS WING)CRIME BRANCH HEADQUARTERS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695010
BY ADVS.SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SRI.T.G.SUNIL (PRANAVAM) SRI.K.R.GANESH
RESPONDENT(S)/PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3:
R1 BY SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ
R2 BY ADV. SRI.N.NAGARESH, ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL R3 BY SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.JAMAL
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-11-2014, ALONG WITH RP.710/14 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
APPENDIX IN RP.686/14
PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE A1: TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 12.8.2014 ISSUED BY THE STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TO THE REVIEW PETITIONER.
ANNEXURE A2: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 19.7.2011 IN CIVIL APPEAL NO.1911/2006 OF THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT REPORTED IN 2011(8) SCC 123.
/TRUE COPY/
PS TO JUDGE
ANTONY DOMINIC & DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, JJ.
R.P.Nos.686 & 709 OF 2014 IN O.P(CAT).No.1023 of 2012 and R.P.Nos.687, 698 & 710 of 2014 IN O.P(CAT).No.1086 of 2013
----------------------------------Dated this the 5th day of November, 2014
O R D E R
Antony Dominic, J.
RP.686/14 & con.cases
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687/14 and 698/14 remitting `7,500/- each as costs to the Ernakulam Mediation Centre, within 10 days from today and producing memo thereof in court.
Review petitions are allowed.
Sd/-
ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge.
Sd/-
DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, Judge.
kkb.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether review petitions should be allowed to enable parties to address contentions after original judgments were rendered ex parte due to counsel absence.
A.AKBAR IPS
S.SYAM SUNDER IPS
UNION OF INDIA
STATE OF KERALA
STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ANTONY DOMINIC
DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU
As recorded by the court registry
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