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Mathew Vs State of Kerala — Writ and Judicial Review | Kerala HC (2015)

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Mathew v. State of Kerala

Kerala HC23 Mar 2015WP(C)/6593/2012

Case brief

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What is this about?

Judgment dismissed the writ petition because it was not pressed.

What the court decided

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON

MONDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH 2015/2ND CHAITHRA, 1937

WP(C).No.6593 of 2012 (Y)

PETITIONERS:

1. MATHEW,AGED 74 YEARS,S/O.THOMAS, PALANIKKUNNATHIL,BOUNDARY,WARD NO.5, VADASSERIKKARA PANCHAYATH & VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

2. SALI MATHEW,AGED 40 YEARS,W/O.MATHEW, VAZHAPILATHEU HOUSE,BOUNDARY,WARD NO.5, VADASSERIKKARA PANCHAYATH & VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

3. SURENDRAN,AGED 50 YEARS,S/O.SREEDHARAN, AMBATTU HOUSE,BOUNDARY,WARD NO.5, VADASSERIKKARA PANCHAYATH & VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

4. M.K.KOSHY,AGED 51 YEARS,S/O.KOSHY, MULAMOOTIL HOUSE,BOUNDARY,WARD NO.5, VADASSERIKKARA PANCHAYATH & VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Mathew
petitioner
Sali Mathew
petitioner
Surendran
petitioner
M.K.Koshy
petitioner
Thomas @ Reji
respondent

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Kerala HC
Decided on: 23 Mar 2015 · March
Registered: 15 Mar 2012
Case no.: WP(C)/6593/2012

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Cite this judgement

Mathew v. State of Kerala, WP(C)/6593/2012 (KL), decided on 23 March 2015.

The High Court of Kerala publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Bench / Coram

P.R.Ramachandran Menon

Parties & counsel

Outcome

Dismissed

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Judgment dismissed the writ petition because it was not pressed.

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BY ADVS.SRI.V.SETHUNATH

SRI.V.VINAY

RESPONDENTS:

1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN:695001.

2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,PATHANAMTHITTA,PIN-689645.

3. THE VADASSERIKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VADASSERIKKARA P.O,PIN:689662, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VADASSERIKKARA,VADASSERIKKARA. P.O PIN:686662,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT.

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WP(C).No.6593 of 2012 (Y)

5. THOMAS @ REJI,AGED 42 YEARS, NAKKATTUKAVUNKAL HOUSE,BOUNDARY, WARD NO.5,VADASSERIKKARA PANCHAYATH & VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,PIN:689662.

R1,R2 & R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANITHA RAVINDRAN. R3 BY ADVS.SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) R5 BY ADV.SRI.VETTATH EAPEN MATHAI

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J.

JUDGMENT

In view of the not press memo filed by the petitioner dated 17.03.2015, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.

Sd/-

P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, (JUDGE)

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/True copy/

P.A. To Judge

State of Kerala

Coram

AI extract

P.R.Ramachandran Menon

CNR

KLHC010486762012

Topic

Writ and Judicial Review

Bench

P.r.ramachandra Menon

Disposal

DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED

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