{"id":147114,"date":"2009-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-k-rajan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-november-2009"},"modified":"2015-09-18T04:15:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T22:45:05","slug":"p-k-rajan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-k-rajan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-23-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"P.K.Rajan vs State Of Kerala on 23 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.K.Rajan vs State Of Kerala on 23 November, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP.No. 35609 of 2002(L)\n\n\n1. P.K.RAJAN, METER READER,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY\n\n3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (PANAMPALLI NAGAR)\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.BABU VARGHESE, SC, KWA\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :23\/11\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                         S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                   ==================\n\n                      O.P.No. 35609 of 2002\n\n                   ==================\n\n           Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2009\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>    The petitioner and counsel are absent. Dismissed for default.<\/p>\n<p>                                                   Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>sdk+                                          S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>      \/\/\/True copy\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>                          P.A. to Judge<\/p>\n<p>    S.SIRI JAGAN, J.<\/p>\n<p>==================<\/p>\n<p> O.P.No. 35609 of 2002<\/p>\n<p>==================<\/p>\n<p>    J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>  23rd November, 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.K.Rajan vs State Of Kerala on 23 November, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP.No. 35609 of 2002(L) 1. P.K.RAJAN, METER READER, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY 3. 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