{"id":146877,"date":"2007-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-e-shaji-vs-state-of-kerala-on-2-february-2007"},"modified":"2015-01-27T04:34:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T23:04:43","slug":"p-e-shaji-vs-state-of-kerala-on-2-february-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-e-shaji-vs-state-of-kerala-on-2-february-2007","title":{"rendered":"P.E.Shaji vs State Of Kerala on 2 February, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.E.Shaji vs State Of Kerala on 2 February, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 1974 of 2007(I)\n\n\n1. P.E.SHAJI, AGED 45 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS,\n\n3. PAINGOTTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT,\n\n4. A.T.SAJEEV, S\/O.THANKAPPAN,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :02\/02\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                     PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                    &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>                  W.P.(C)NO. 1974  of    2007<\/p>\n<p>                    &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>            Dated this 2nd day of    February, 2007<\/p>\n<p>                             JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>       The learned counsel for the petitioner  seeks permission to<\/p>\n<p>withdraw from the writ petition.   Permission is granted and the<\/p>\n<p>writ petition will stand dismissed as withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>                                         PIUS C.KURIAKOSE<\/p>\n<p>                                                     Judge<\/p>\n<p>dpk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.E.Shaji vs State Of Kerala on 2 February, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 1974 of 2007(I) 1. P.E.SHAJI, AGED 45 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, 3. PAINGOTTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, 4. 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