{"id":14783,"date":"2008-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-arulappan-on-8-august-2008"},"modified":"2015-01-22T10:11:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T04:41:45","slug":"state-of-kerala-vs-arulappan-on-8-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-arulappan-on-8-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala vs Arulappan on 8 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Kerala vs Arulappan on 8 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. 22471 of 2005(A)\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENERAL)\n3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRY OFFICE,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. ARULAPPAN, KRISHNA BUILDINGS,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE KERALA LOK AYUKTHA, LEGISLATURE\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.D.SAJEEV\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :08\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                         KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n               ---------------------------------------\n                   W.P.(C) No.22471 OF 2005\n               ---------------------------------------\n            Dated this the 8th day of August, 2008.\n\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Challenge is on Exhibit P5 order passed by the Lok Ayukta.<\/p>\n<p>The remedy open to the first respondent is to approach the<\/p>\n<p>District Court under Section 45B of the Kerala Stamp Act.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit P5 is hence quashed with liberty to the first respondent to<\/p>\n<p>pursue his appellate remedy within a period of one month from<\/p>\n<p>today.\n<\/p>\n<p>      This writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                        KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>smp<\/p>\n<p>  KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C) No. 22471 OF 2005<\/p>\n<p>     J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>       08.08.2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court State Of Kerala vs Arulappan on 8 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 22471 of 2005(A) 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Petitioner 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENERAL) 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRY OFFICE, Vs 1. ARULAPPAN, KRISHNA BUILDINGS, &#8230; Respondent 2. 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