{"id":157468,"date":"2007-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-k-muhammad-fathahuddeen-vs-union-of-india-represented-by-on-11-december-2007"},"modified":"2016-01-12T00:43:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T19:13:23","slug":"m-k-muhammad-fathahuddeen-vs-union-of-india-represented-by-on-11-december-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-k-muhammad-fathahuddeen-vs-union-of-india-represented-by-on-11-december-2007","title":{"rendered":"M.K.Muhammad Fathahuddeen vs Union Of India Represented By on 11 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M.K.Muhammad Fathahuddeen vs Union Of India Represented By on 11 December, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 36311 of 2007(S)\n\n\n1. M.K.MUHAMMAD FATHAHUDDEEN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP,\n\n3. CHAIRMAN, HINDUSTAN SHIPYARD LTD.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :DR.VINCENT PANIKULANGARA\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.PR.RAMACHANDRA MENON,SC,LAKSHADWEEP\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :11\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                       H.L. DATTU, CJ. &amp; K.M. JOSEPH, J.\n                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                            W.P.(C) No.36311 of 2007\n                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                    Dated this the 11th day of December, 2007.\n\n                                         JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L.DATTU, CJ,<\/p>\n<p>              Sri.Vincent Panikulangara, learned counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner, seeks leave of this court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission<\/p>\n<p>sought for is granted and the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. Liberty is<\/p>\n<p>reserved to the petitioner to approach this court, if need arises, in future.<\/p>\n<p>              Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                              H.L. DATTU,<br \/>\n                                                                           CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                                             K.M. JOSEPH,<br \/>\n                                                                                JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>sb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court M.K.Muhammad Fathahuddeen vs Union Of India Represented By on 11 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 36311 of 2007(S) 1. M.K.MUHAMMAD FATHAHUDDEEN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP, 3. 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