{"id":113439,"date":"2008-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/lekha-p-vs-state-of-kerala-on-29-october-2008"},"modified":"2018-12-01T03:37:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T22:07:44","slug":"lekha-p-vs-state-of-kerala-on-29-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/lekha-p-vs-state-of-kerala-on-29-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"Lekha.P vs State Of Kerala on 29 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Lekha.P vs State Of Kerala on 29 October, 2008<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nRP.No. 907 of 2008(T)\n\n\n1. LEKHA.P, D\/O.RAGHAVAN.P, PADINJAREKARA\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE\n\n3. THE TAHSILDAR, MANARCAUD.\n\n4. THE VIGILANCE CELL, DIRECTORATE OF\n\n5. THE SCREENING COMMITTEE FOR VERIFICATION\n\n6. THE PRINCIPAL, T.D.MEDICAL COLLEGE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SMT.S.KARTHIKA\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice J.B.KOSHY\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN\n\n Dated :29\/10\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
               J.B. Koshy & P.N.Ravindran, JJ.\n<\/p>\n
               ————————————–
\n         R.P. No. 907\/2008 in O.P.No.14444\/2003
\n     and R.P.No.946\/2008 in M.F.A.No.195\/2005\n<\/p>\n
               —————————————
\n      Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008<\/p>\n
                               Order<\/p>\n
Koshy,J.\n<\/p>\n
           Contention of the petitioners is that the judgment under<\/p>\n
review is erroneous in law. A review petition cannot be equated to<\/p>\n
an appeal or a petition for rehearing of the matter. No grounds are<\/p>\n
made out to review the judgment. Review petition dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
                                                 J.B.Koshy
\n                                                   Judge<\/p>\n
                                             P.N.Ravindran
\n                                                   Judge<\/p>\n
vaa<\/p>\n
R.P.No.\/2008 in W.A.No.\/2007    2<\/span><\/p>\n
                                            J.B. KOSHY
\n                                                AND
\n                                      P.N.RAVINDRAN,JJ.\n<\/p>\n
                                  ————————————-\n<\/p>\n
                                      R.P. No.907\/2008 in
\n                                     O.P.No.14444\/2003 &
\n                                        R.P.No.946\/2008
\n                                     in M.F.A.No.195\/2005\n<\/p>\n
                                  ————————————-\n<\/p>\n
                                            Order<\/p>\n
                                   Date:29th October,2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Lekha.P vs State Of Kerala on 29 October, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM RP.No. 907 of 2008(T) 1. LEKHA.P, D\/O.RAGHAVAN.P, PADINJAREKARA … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY … Respondent 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE 3. THE TAHSILDAR, MANARCAUD. 4. 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