{"id":151099,"date":"2008-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/padmanabhan-nair-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-20-june-2008"},"modified":"2016-07-19T18:45:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T13:15:14","slug":"padmanabhan-nair-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-20-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/padmanabhan-nair-vs-the-kerala-state-road-transport-on-20-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"Padmanabhan Nair vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 20 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Padmanabhan Nair vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 20 June, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 18494 of 2008(B)\n\n\n1. PADMANABHAN NAIR, S\/O.SIVARAMA MENON\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :20\/06\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                  K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                           WP.(C) No.18494 of 2008\n                       - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                       Dated this the 20th day of June, 2008\n\n                                     JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>             Petitioner seeks regularisation. Without expressing any view<\/p>\n<p>on the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first<\/p>\n<p>respondent to consider and take a decision on Exts.P2 and P3 strictly in<\/p>\n<p>accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt<\/p>\n<p>of a copy of this judgment.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Padmanabhan Nair vs The Kerala State Road Transport on 20 June, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 18494 of 2008(B) 1. PADMANABHAN NAIR, S\/O.SIVARAMA MENON &#8230; Petitioner 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL Vs 1. 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