{"id":107215,"date":"2008-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-c-paul-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-june-2008"},"modified":"2017-02-14T03:25:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T21:55:57","slug":"a-c-paul-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-c-paul-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"A.C. Paul vs State Of Kerala on 4 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">A.C. Paul vs State Of Kerala on 4 June, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 16598 of 2008(A)\n\n\n1. A.C. PAUL, (PARTNER, MEDICAL COLLEGE\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,\n\n3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KOTTAYAM.\n\n4. SUPERINTENDENT, MEDICAL COLLEGE\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :04\/06\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                     K. M. JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>              &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n              W.P.C. NO. 16598 OF 2008 A\n<\/p>\n<p>              &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n               Dated this the 4th June, 2008<\/p>\n<p>                        JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>     Learned counsel for petitioner seeks permission to<\/p>\n<p>withdraw the Writ Petition with liberty to pursue the matter<\/p>\n<p>before the Authority.    The Writ Petition is dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>withdrawn.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                      K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>kbk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court A.C. Paul vs State Of Kerala on 4 June, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 16598 of 2008(A) 1. A.C. PAUL, (PARTNER, MEDICAL COLLEGE &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS &#8230; Respondent 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, 3. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. 4. 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