{"id":112575,"date":"2009-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-muraleedharan-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-24-august-2009"},"modified":"2017-01-17T20:34:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T15:04:32","slug":"k-muraleedharan-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-24-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-muraleedharan-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-24-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"K.Muraleedharan Nair vs State Of Kerala on 24 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.Muraleedharan Nair vs State Of Kerala on 24 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 24147 of 2009(K)\n\n\n1. K.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, OVERSEER\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. SIVARAJAN M., OVERSEER (ELECTRICAL)\n3. U.K.ROSY, ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICER,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,\n\n3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM),\n\n                For Petitioner  :DR.K.P.SATHEESAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.S.GOPINATHAN\n\n Dated :24\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n    K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR &amp; P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ.\n                    ------------------------------\n                 W.P.(C).No.24147 OF 2009\n                    ------------------------------\n            Dated this, the 24th day of August, 2009\n\n                        J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                       ~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>     The point raised by the petitioners is covered in their<\/p>\n<p>favour by the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C) No.14502\/2009<\/p>\n<p>and connected cases dated 10.8.2009.           It is ordered that the<\/p>\n<p>directions in that judgment will govern the petitioners herein<\/p>\n<p>also.\n<\/p>\n<p>     The Writ Petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                     (K. 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