{"id":120850,"date":"2010-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopinathan-nelliyeri-vs-kannur-university-on-3-august-2010"},"modified":"2018-07-03T09:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T03:33:59","slug":"gopinathan-nelliyeri-vs-kannur-university-on-3-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopinathan-nelliyeri-vs-kannur-university-on-3-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Gopinathan Nelliyeri vs Kannur University on 3 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gopinathan Nelliyeri vs Kannur University on 3 August, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 25687 of 2005(G)\n\n\n1. GOPINATHAN NELLIYERI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. VICE CHANCELLOR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY,\n\n3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.K.RAVISANKAR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI. K.JAJU BABU, SC, KANNUR UNIVERSITY\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :03\/08\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                       T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J.\n                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                      W.P.(C) No. 25687 of 2005-G\n                   - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n               Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2010.\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The petitioner challenges the rejection of his candidature to the post<\/p>\n<p>of Registrar of the first respondent University. It is submitted by the learned<\/p>\n<p>counsel for the petitioner that the writ petition can be closed leaving open<\/p>\n<p>the contentions of the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>      The writ petition is accordingly closed leaving open the contentions<\/p>\n<p>of the petitioner. No costs.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                        (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)<\/p>\n<p>kav\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Gopinathan Nelliyeri vs Kannur University on 3 August, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 25687 of 2005(G) 1. GOPINATHAN NELLIYERI, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS &#8230; Respondent 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, KANNUR UNIVERSITY, 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY For Petitioner :SRI.P.K.RAVISANKAR For Respondent :SRI. 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