{"id":129283,"date":"2009-08-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tom-thomas-vs-the-kerala-transport-development-on-13-august-2009"},"modified":"2017-02-14T18:47:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T13:17:58","slug":"tom-thomas-vs-the-kerala-transport-development-on-13-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tom-thomas-vs-the-kerala-transport-development-on-13-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Tom Thomas vs The Kerala Transport Development on 13 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Tom Thomas vs The Kerala Transport Development on 13 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 35831 of 2008(N)\n\n\n1. TOM THOMAS, MANAGER EDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KERALA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY\n\n3. THE BRANCH MANAGER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.THAMPAN THOMAS\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.KRB.KAIMAL (SR.)\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :13\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                           S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                     ==================\n\n                       W.P(C).No.35831 of 2008\n\n                     ==================\n\n               Dated this the 13th day of August, 2009\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ<\/p>\n<p>petition is not pressed. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>not-pressed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                        Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>sdk+                                             S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>          \/\/\/True copy\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>                                   P.A. to Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Tom Thomas vs The Kerala Transport Development on 13 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 35831 of 2008(N) 1. TOM THOMAS, MANAGER EDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE KERALA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT &#8230; Respondent 2. THE SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY 3. 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