{"id":13922,"date":"2008-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shahanas-e-m-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-18-august-2008"},"modified":"2016-05-27T07:19:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T01:49:24","slug":"shahanas-e-m-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-18-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shahanas-e-m-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-18-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Shahanas.E.M vs The State Of Kerala on 18 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Shahanas.E.M vs The State Of Kerala on 18 August, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 24407 of 2008(E)\n\n\n1. SHAHANAS.E.M, AGED 12 YEARS, REPRESENTED\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.ESM.KABEER\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :18\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                             K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n                     --------------------------------------------\n                     W.P.(C) NO. 24407 OF 2008 E\n                     --------------------------------------------\n                    Dated this the 18th August, 2008\n\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>        Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw<\/p>\n<p>the Writ Petition with liberty to file a fresh Writ Petition as public interest<\/p>\n<p>litigation. Permission sought for is granted and the Writ Petition is<\/p>\n<p>dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                 (K.T.SANKARAN)<br \/>\n                                                                      Judge<\/p>\n<p>ahz\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Shahanas.E.M vs The State Of Kerala on 18 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 24407 of 2008(E) 1. SHAHANAS.E.M, AGED 12 YEARS, REPRESENTED &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, 3. 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