{"id":125906,"date":"2008-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-kerala-vs-c-santha-kumari-amma-on-9-january-2008"},"modified":"2014-10-10T12:50:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T07:20:05","slug":"the-state-of-kerala-vs-c-santha-kumari-amma-on-9-january-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-kerala-vs-c-santha-kumari-amma-on-9-january-2008","title":{"rendered":"The State Of Kerala vs C.Santha Kumari Amma on 9 January, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The State Of Kerala vs C.Santha Kumari Amma on 9 January, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nLA App No. 1179 of 2005(D)\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. C.SANTHA KUMARI AMMA, ASWATHY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR,\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.R.S.KALKURA\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice HARUN-UL-RASHID\n\n Dated :09\/01\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n          KURIAN JOSEPH &amp; HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ.\n              -----------------------------------------\n                    L.A.A. No. 1179 OF 2005\n             -----------------------------------------\n           Dated this the 9th day of January, 2008.\n\n\n                        J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Kurian Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>     This is an appeal filed against the judgment and<\/p>\n<p>decree in L.A.R.No.306\/1996 on the file of the II Additional Sub<\/p>\n<p>Court, Thiruvananthapuram.       It is seen that the relied on<\/p>\n<p>judgment has become final by judgment of this Court in<\/p>\n<p>L.A.A. No. 1354\/2000. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                                      KURIAN JOSEPH<br \/>\n                                             JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>                                    HARUN-UL-RASHID<br \/>\n                                            JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>smp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court The State Of Kerala vs C.Santha Kumari Amma on 9 January, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM LA App No. 1179 of 2005(D) 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. C.SANTHA KUMARI AMMA, ASWATHY, &#8230; Respondent 2. 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