{"id":176990,"date":"2010-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shanmughan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-2-september-2010"},"modified":"2014-10-14T06:52:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T01:22:18","slug":"shanmughan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-2-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shanmughan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-2-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Shanmughan vs The State Of Kerala on 2 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Shanmughan vs The State Of Kerala on 2 September, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 25601 of 2010(A)\n\n\n1. SHANMUGHAN, RESIDING AT KARIYAMPARAMBATH\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS\n\n3. THE MARACHERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH,\n\n4. THE HEALTH INSPECTOR,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.E.NARAYANAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN\n\n Dated :02\/09\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                           P.N.RAVINDRAN, J.\n                  -----------------------------------------\n                       W.P(C).No.25601 of 2010\n                  -----------------------------------------\n             Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2010\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>            Sri.E.Narayanan,     learned   counsel    appearing for the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner, submits that the petitioner is not desirous of prosecuting<\/p>\n<p>this writ petition any further. In the light of the said submission this<\/p>\n<p>writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                 P.N.RAVINDRAN,<br \/>\n                                                        Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>ahg.\n<\/p>\n<p>  P.N.RAVINDRAN, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nW.P(C).No.25601 of 2010\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>       JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>  2nd September, 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Shanmughan vs The State Of Kerala on 2 September, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 25601 of 2010(A) 1. SHANMUGHAN, RESIDING AT KARIYAMPARAMBATH &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS 3. THE MARACHERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 4. 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