{"id":100701,"date":"2009-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-a-subha-rao-vs-state-of-kerala-on-31-march-2009"},"modified":"2014-07-18T13:53:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T08:23:56","slug":"dr-a-subha-rao-vs-state-of-kerala-on-31-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-a-subha-rao-vs-state-of-kerala-on-31-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"Dr.A.Subha Rao vs State Of Kerala on 31 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Dr.A.Subha Rao vs State Of Kerala on 31 March, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP.No. 22387 of 2002(M)\n\n\n1. DR.A.SUBHA RAO, LIM,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. DR.BAJA SHANKARNARAYANA BHAT, GCIM,\n3. DR.B.LALITHA S.N.BHAT, GCIM,\n4. DR.S.SHAMA BHAT, GCIOM,\n5. DR.U.S.KUNIKULLAYA, LIM, AGED 75 YEARS,\n6. DR.V.KESHAVA BHAT, LIM, AGED 72 YEARS,\n7. DR.M.SHAMA BHAT, LIM, AAGED 69 YEARS,\n8. DR.V.KRISHNA THALITHAYA, LIM,\n9. DR.K.P.IRNIRAYA, LIM,\n10. DR.N.SUBRAHMANYA BHAT, LIM,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SRI.M.S.SAJEEV KUMAR,\n\n3. THE ASSISTANT DRUGS CONTROLLER,\n\n4. SRI.M.P.GEORGE,\n\n5. THE DRUGS CONTROLLER,\n\n6. THE PROPRIETOR,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.U.P.KUNIKULLAYA\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :31\/03\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                        S. SIRI JAGAN, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>               &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;\n<\/p>\n<p>                     O.P.No.22387 OF 2002\n<\/p>\n<p>              &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n               Dated this the 31st day of March, 2009<\/p>\n<p>                           JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>      The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the 1st<\/p>\n<p>petitioner is no more, the other petitioners are not interested in<\/p>\n<p>pursuing the original petition and therefore, the original petition<\/p>\n<p>may be closed. Ordered accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>                                         S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>Acd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Dr.A.Subha Rao vs State Of Kerala on 31 March, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP.No. 22387 of 2002(M) 1. 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