{"id":136236,"date":"2007-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/miss-sony-thomas-vs-union-of-india-represented-by-the-on-16-january-2007"},"modified":"2014-05-16T04:55:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T23:25:22","slug":"miss-sony-thomas-vs-union-of-india-represented-by-the-on-16-january-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/miss-sony-thomas-vs-union-of-india-represented-by-the-on-16-january-2007","title":{"rendered":"Miss. Sony Thomas vs Union Of India Represented By The on 16 January, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Miss. Sony Thomas vs Union Of India Represented By The on 16 January, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 1412 of 2007(R)\n\n\n1. MISS. SONY THOMAS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. GENERAL MANAGER (P) SOUTHE CENTRAL\n\n3. GENERAL MANAGER (P) SOUTHERN RAILWAY\n\n4. COMMERCIAL MANAGER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC,RAILWAYS\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.K.DENESAN\n\n Dated :16\/01\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                          K.K. DENESAN, J.\n\n\n\n                  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n\n                   W.P.(C) No. 1412 OF 2007 R\n\n                  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n\n\n\n                Dated this the 16th January, 2007\n\n\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>        Counsel   for   the   petitioner   submits   that   since   the<\/p>\n<p>competent forum is Central Administrative Tribunal, the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner   may   be   permitted   to   withdraw   the   writ<\/p>\n<p>petition   to   approach   the   said   forum.            Permission<\/p>\n<p>granted.  The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>withdrawn.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                    K.K. DENESAN<\/p>\n<p>                                                        JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>jan\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Miss. 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