{"id":147788,"date":"2008-08-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-unni-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-12-august-2008-2"},"modified":"2014-11-07T05:05:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T23:35:22","slug":"v-unni-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-12-august-2008-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/v-unni-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-12-august-2008-2","title":{"rendered":"V.Unni vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 12 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">V.Unni vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 12 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. 10453 of 2008(T)\n\n\n1. V.UNNI, S\/O.G.VELUPPILLAI, AGED 37 YEARS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. RADHAKRISHNAN.S, S\/O.RAGHAVAN, AGED 45\n3. UNNIKRISHNA KURUP.K, S\/O.T.S.KESAVAN\n4. JAYAKUMAR.K,S\/O.KUTTAN PILLA, AGED 41\n5. VISWANATHA PILLA.K.N. S\/O.NARAYANA\n6. G.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S\/O.GOVINDAN ACHARI,\n7. RAJENDRAPRASAD.B., KANGALIL PADEETHATHIL\n8. SUDARSANAN.G,, PATHIYARATHIL HOUSE,\n9. G.MADHUKUMAR, MADHU BHAVANAM,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.R.T.C.,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n4. THE ASSISTANT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n5. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.A.CHACKO\n\n                For Respondent  :SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :12\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                  K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                           WP.(C) No. 10453 of 2008\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                     Dated this the 12th day of August, 2008\n\n                                     JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>            Petitioners are provisional drivers.                       The grievance of the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners are articulated in Ext.P8, which is pending before the second<\/p>\n<p>respondent. Petitioners rely on Ext.P7 order.<\/p>\n<p>            2. Heard learned Standing Counsel also.<\/p>\n<p>            The writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent<\/p>\n<p>to consider and take a decision on Ext.P8 in accordance with law within a<\/p>\n<p>period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court V.Unni vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 12 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 10453 of 2008(T) 1. V.UNNI, S\/O.G.VELUPPILLAI, AGED 37 YEARS &#8230; Petitioner 2. RADHAKRISHNAN.S, S\/O.RAGHAVAN, AGED 45 3. UNNIKRISHNA KURUP.K, S\/O.T.S.KESAVAN 4. JAYAKUMAR.K,S\/O.KUTTAN PILLA, AGED 41 5. VISWANATHA PILLA.K.N. S\/O.NARAYANA 6. 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