{"id":17118,"date":"2009-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-k-ravindran-vs-state-of-kerala-on-31-july-2009"},"modified":"2019-02-28T11:37:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T06:07:59","slug":"dr-k-ravindran-vs-state-of-kerala-on-31-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-k-ravindran-vs-state-of-kerala-on-31-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Dr.K.Ravindran vs State Of Kerala on 31 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Dr.K.Ravindran vs State Of Kerala on 31 July, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 21966 of 2007(M)\n\n\n1. DR.K.RAVINDRAN, CIVIL SURGEON,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER(HEALTH),\n\n4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.PARTHASARATHY\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :31\/07\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                           S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                    ==================\n\n                     W.P(C).No. 21966 of 2007\n\n                    ==================\n\n               Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2009\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition<\/p>\n<p>has become infructuous. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>infructuous.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                       Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>sdk+                                            S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>         \/\/\/True copy\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>                            P.A. to Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Dr.K.Ravindran vs State Of Kerala on 31 July, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 21966 of 2007(M) 1. DR.K.RAVINDRAN, CIVIL SURGEON, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER(HEALTH), 4. 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