{"id":176669,"date":"2007-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elias-t-kuruvilla-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-december-2007"},"modified":"2015-05-19T11:24:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T05:54:56","slug":"elias-t-kuruvilla-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-december-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/elias-t-kuruvilla-vs-state-of-kerala-on-19-december-2007","title":{"rendered":"Elias T.Kuruvilla vs State Of Kerala on 19 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Elias T.Kuruvilla vs State Of Kerala on 19 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. 37678 of 2007(I)\n\n\n1. ELIAS T.KURUVILLA, THYPARAMBIL HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. RATHIS K.VIJAYAN, KARTHIKA HOUSE,\n3. JIJUMON VARIKKATTU, VARIKKATTU HOUSE,\n4. PRASANTH K., LAKSHAM VEEDU,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD (ELECTRICAL)\n\n3. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,\n\n4. ASST.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,\n\n5. ASSISTANT ENGINEER (WORKS)\n\n6. ASST.ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL WING,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.T.S.RAJASENAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI\n\n Dated :19\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                                V. GIRI, J.\n                -------------------------------------------\n                     W.P.(C).NO.37678 OF 2007- I\n                ---------------------------------------------\n           Dated this the 19th day of December, 2007.\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Though     several    contentions    have been     raised by  the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners,      learned counsel for the petitioners confines his<\/p>\n<p>prayer   at this stage for a direction to the 1st respondent herein<\/p>\n<p>to consider and take appropriate action on Ext.P4.<\/p>\n<p>      After having heard the learned Government Pleader also, this<\/p>\n<p>writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to look into<\/p>\n<p>Ext.P4 and take a decision thereon within a period of two months<\/p>\n<p>from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners<\/p>\n<p>shall produce a copy of this judgment         and the writ petition also<\/p>\n<p>before the 1st     respondent.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                              V. GIRI, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>  cl<\/p>\n<p>     .\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>     .\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">3<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Elias T.Kuruvilla vs State Of Kerala on 19 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 37678 of 2007(I) 1. ELIAS T.KURUVILLA, THYPARAMBIL HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. RATHIS K.VIJAYAN, KARTHIKA HOUSE, 3. JIJUMON VARIKKATTU, VARIKKATTU HOUSE, 4. PRASANTH K., LAKSHAM VEEDU, Vs 1. 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