{"id":12644,"date":"2007-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-sachidananthan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-5-november-2007"},"modified":"2017-02-03T06:00:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:30:55","slug":"c-sachidananthan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-5-november-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/c-sachidananthan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-5-november-2007","title":{"rendered":"C. Sachidananthan vs State Of Kerala on 5 November, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">C. Sachidananthan vs State Of Kerala on 5 November, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA No. 1972 of 2007()\n\n\n1. C. SACHIDANANTHAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER,ALAPPUZHA.\n\n3. LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER,\n\n4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA.\n\n5. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR,\n\n6. T.D. PRAKASAN, S\/O.LATE P.K.DAMODARAN,\n\n7. T.D. MANI, S\/O.LATE P.K.DAMODARAN,\n\n8. MEENA ASOKAN,\n\n9. SIVAJI,\n\n10. AJITHA MOHANAN,\n\n11. P.T. PRASAD,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.K.CHANDRA MOHANDAS\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :05\/11\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                  H.L.DATTU, C.J. &amp; K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n                    --------------------------------------------------\n           W.A.No.1972 of 2007 &amp; C.M.APPLN.No.877 of 2007\n                 -----------------------------------------------------------\n                 Dated this the 5th day of November, 2007.\n\n                                  J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L.Dattu, C.J.\n<\/p>\n<p>             The memo filed by the learned counsel for the appellant is taken<\/p>\n<p>on record. In view of the memo, the application to condone the delay in filing<\/p>\n<p>the appeal and the appeal are disposed of, as withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>             Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      (H.L.DATTU)<br \/>\n                                                                    CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   (K.T.SANKARAN)<br \/>\n                                                                          JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court C. Sachidananthan vs State Of Kerala on 5 November, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA No. 1972 of 2007() 1. C. SACHIDANANTHAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, &#8230; Respondent 2. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER,ALAPPUZHA. 3. LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. 5. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, 6. T.D. 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