{"id":128618,"date":"2010-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/john-mathew-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-15-november-2010"},"modified":"2016-04-08T21:57:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T16:27:03","slug":"john-mathew-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-15-november-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/john-mathew-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-15-november-2010","title":{"rendered":"John Mathew vs The State Of Kerala on 15 November, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">John Mathew vs The State Of Kerala on 15 November, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 25571 of 2010(V)\n\n\n1. JOHN MATHEW, S\/O.MATHEW,AGED 57\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. ANCY JOHN, AGED 54, W\/O.JOHN MATHEW,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESETNED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,\n\n3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE(RURAL)\n\n4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE\n\n5. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n6. AKHILESH, MEMBER, MARANALLOOR GRAMA\n\n7. SAJU, RESIDING AT MULLAPPALLYKONATHU\n\n8. SURESH, RESIDING AT MULLAPPALLYKONATHU\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.T.PRADEEP\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS\n\n Dated :15\/11\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n           K.M.JOSEPH &amp; M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ.\n         ------------------------------------------------------\n                 W.P.(C) No.25571 of 2010-V\n            ----------------------------------------------\n          Dated, this the 15th day of November, 2010\n\n                          J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>K.M.Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of<\/p>\n<p>the Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach<\/p>\n<p>competent civil Court. Permission sought for is granted and the<\/p>\n<p>writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn without prejudice to the<\/p>\n<p>right of the petitioners to approach competent civil Court.<\/p>\n<p>                                             (K.M.JOSEPH)<br \/>\n                                                  JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                       (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS)<br \/>\n                                                  JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court John Mathew vs The State Of Kerala on 15 November, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 25571 of 2010(V) 1. JOHN MATHEW, S\/O.MATHEW,AGED 57 &#8230; Petitioner 2. ANCY JOHN, AGED 54, W\/O.JOHN MATHEW, Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESETNED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. 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