IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 27164 of 2007(S)
1. RAVI VARMA, AGED 78,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA,
... Respondent
2. EDUCATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT,
For Petitioner :SMT.ARCHANA NARAYANAN
For Respondent :GOVERNMENT PLEADER
The Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.S.R.BANNURMATH
The Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH
Dated :16/07/2009
O R D E R
S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J.
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W.P.(C) No.27164 of 2007
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Dated, this the 16th day of July, 2009
JUDGMENT
Kurian Joseph, J.
This writ petition filed in public interest contains the
following prayers:
“i) restrain the 1st and 2nd respondents
from conferring Raja Ravi Varma award to
M.F.Hussain;
ii) to issue a writ of mandamus directing
the 1st and 2nd respondents to withdraw Raja
Ravi Varma Award which has been decided to
confer to M.F.Hussain;
iii) restrain the 1st and 2nd respondents
from conducting award ceremony scheduled on
17.9.2007.”
2. We find that this Court has passed an interim
order on 12th September, 2007. In the light of the said interim
order and by passage of time, we do not think that this Court
should go into the merits of the contentions taken by the
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parties. However, we feel that the Government should
consider the representations before taking further decision
in the matter.
3. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of
directing the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 series of
representations with notice to the petitioner and other
signatories therein before any further action is taken in the
matter.
S.R.Bannurmath,
Chief Justice
Kurian Joseph,
Judge
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