{"id":152610,"date":"2010-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/usha-devi-vs-the-superintendent-of-police-on-12-july-2010"},"modified":"2019-01-08T22:16:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:46:32","slug":"usha-devi-vs-the-superintendent-of-police-on-12-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/usha-devi-vs-the-superintendent-of-police-on-12-july-2010","title":{"rendered":"Usha Devi vs The Superintendent Of Police on 12 July, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Usha Devi vs The Superintendent Of Police on 12 July, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 13004 of 2010(A)\n\n\n1. USHA DEVI, AGED 55 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. A.N.BHARATHAN,70 YEARS,PERMENANTLY\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,\n\n3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n4. SABU J., S\/O.LATE K.N.JANARDHANAN,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.G.SUDHEER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.BEPIN VIJAYAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS\n\n Dated :12\/07\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n          K.M.JOSEPH &amp; M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ.\n        ------------------------------------------------------\n               W.P. (C ) No.13004 of 2010-A\n           ----------------------------------------------\n            Dated, this the 12th day of July, 2010\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>K.M.Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>               It is submitted by the learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners that the writ petition has become infructuous.\n<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the writ petition is closed as infructuous.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                             (K.M.JOSEPH)<br \/>\n                                                 JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                         (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS)<br \/>\n                                                 JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Usha Devi vs The Superintendent Of Police on 12 July, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 13004 of 2010(A) 1. USHA DEVI, AGED 55 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner 2. A.N.BHARATHAN,70 YEARS,PERMENANTLY Vs 1. 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