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Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
M. Mariadas vs State Of Kerala on 28 March, 2007<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 17653 of 2004(B)\n\n\n1. M. MARIADAS, SHANTI NIVAS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. M.M. CHERIYAN, MANEHUVATTIKALAYIL,\n3. N.C. ISSAC, NEDUMATTATHIL,\n4. K.V. BABY, K.P. HOUSE,\n5. K.R. KRISHNANKUTTY, KUZHAKKAMAYALAN,\n6. K.C. JOSEPH, KORAVELIKUZHIYIL,\n7. SCARIA. M.T., MOLEL HOUSE,\n8. SHMIJO K.S., KUTTIKATTIL HOUSE,\n9. K.S. SHIJI, KUTTIKKATTIL,\n10. SHIJI. A.S., KUTTIKKATTIL,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE COMMISSIONER OF SALES TAX,\n\n3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ASSESSMENT)\n\n4. SALES TAX OFFICER, VAIKOM.\n\n5. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,\n\n6. HINDUSTAN NEWSPRINT LTD.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :28\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
                            KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n
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                       W.P.(C)NO.17653 OF 2004<\/p>\n
             – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n
               Dated this the 28th day of March 2007<\/p>\n
                                  JUDGMENT<\/p>\n
       In view  of the intervening developments, it is submitted<\/p>\n
that the writ   petition can be closed without prejudice to the<\/p>\n
liberty to the petitioners to move the appropriate authority in<\/p>\n
case they have any surviving grievance.  Ordered accordingly<\/p>\n
and writ  petition is closed.<\/p>\n
                                                      KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE<\/p>\n
jes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court M. Mariadas vs State Of Kerala on 28 March, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 17653 of 2004(B) 1. M. MARIADAS, SHANTI NIVAS, … Petitioner 2. M.M. CHERIYAN, MANEHUVATTIKALAYIL, 3. N.C. ISSAC, NEDUMATTATHIL, 4. K.V. BABY, K.P. HOUSE, 5. K.R. KRISHNANKUTTY, KUZHAKKAMAYALAN, 6. K.C. JOSEPH, KORAVELIKUZHIYIL, 7. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nM. 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