{"id":135097,"date":"2007-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-j-baby-vs-the-district-collector-on-8-august-2007"},"modified":"2017-11-27T08:51:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T03:21:20","slug":"p-j-baby-vs-the-district-collector-on-8-august-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-j-baby-vs-the-district-collector-on-8-august-2007","title":{"rendered":"P.J.Baby vs The District Collector on 8 August, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.J.Baby vs The District Collector on 8 August, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 16343 of 2007(U)\n\n\n1. P.J.BABY, S\/O.P.M.JOSEPH, PARAYIL HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA.\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ADOOR.\n\n3. THE CHAIRMAN,\n\n4. THE PATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY,\n\n5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n\n6. THE TAHSILDAR, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK,\n\n7. THOMAS JOHN MAMPRA,\n\n8. M.GEORGE VARGHESE, MULLAMKEEZHIL,\n\n9. PROF.OOMMEN JACOB,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.RAVEENDRAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :08\/08\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                         K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<br \/>\n              W.P.(C).No. 16343 OF 2007\n<\/p>\n<p>            &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>                Dated this the 8th day of August, 2007<\/p>\n<p>                             JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>      Neither the petitioner nor his counsel is present.         Writ<\/p>\n<p>petition is dismissed for default.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                               (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sv.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.J.Baby vs The District Collector on 8 August, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 16343 of 2007(U) 1. P.J.BABY, S\/O.P.M.JOSEPH, PARAYIL HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. &#8230; Respondent 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ADOOR. 3. THE CHAIRMAN, 4. THE PATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY, 5. 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