{"id":151375,"date":"2006-10-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/john-mitty-vs-the-director-on-18-october-2006"},"modified":"2015-12-07T15:03:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T09:33:40","slug":"john-mitty-vs-the-director-on-18-october-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/john-mitty-vs-the-director-on-18-october-2006","title":{"rendered":"John Mitty vs The Director on 18 October, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">John Mitty vs The Director on 18 October, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP No. 10946 of 2003(C)\n\n\n1. JOHN MITTY, PROFESSOR, PEDAGOGY &amp;\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. JAYAPRAKASH RAGHAVAIAH, PROFESSOR,\n3. C.K.RAJU, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR\n4. P.MADHU, ASSSOCIATE PROFESSOR\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE DIRECTOR, KERALA INSTITUTE OF LOCAL\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF\n\n3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :18\/10\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n                            KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n                 ----------------------------------------------\n                        O.P.No.10946  of  2003\n                 ----------------------------------------------\n                       Dated 18th October,  2006.\n\n                               J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>             The   writ   petition   is   filed   mainly   with   the   following<\/p>\n<p>prayer :-\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>             &#8220;To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or<br \/>\n             direction directing the respondents not to terminate the service of<br \/>\n             the petitioners in violation of Ext.P4 agreement.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>       In view of the intervening developments referred to in the<\/p>\n<p>counter   affidavit   and   in   view   of   the   prayer   being   that   of<\/p>\n<p>mandamus, petitioners, if so advised, may approach the second<\/p>\n<p>respondent, in which event, the matter will be duly considered by<\/p>\n<p>the   said   respondent   with   notice   to   the   petitioners   and<\/p>\n<p>appropriate orders in accordance with law thereon will be passed<\/p>\n<p>within another four months.\n<\/p>\n<p>             The writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                                KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>            KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>       O.P.No.10946  of  2003 C\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>             J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>      Dated 18th October,  2006.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court John Mitty vs The Director on 18 October, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP No. 10946 of 2003(C) 1. 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