{"id":177463,"date":"2010-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-k-venugopalan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-june-2010"},"modified":"2016-03-03T21:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T15:47:50","slug":"n-k-venugopalan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/n-k-venugopalan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-june-2010","title":{"rendered":"N.K.Venugopalan vs State Of Kerala on 11 June, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">N.K.Venugopalan vs State Of Kerala on 11 June, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 28412 of 2003(G)\n\n\n1. N.K.VENUGOPALAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICER,\n\n4. SRI.C.P.RAJEEVAN, U.D.CLERK, MANKADA\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.V.JOY SANKER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :11\/06\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                      ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n\n                    -------------------------------\n\n                   W.P.(C) No.28412 of 2003\n\n                    -------------------------------\n\n              Dated this the 11th day of June, 2010\n\n                          J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                In view of the fact that during the pendency of the<\/p>\n<p>writ petition, a fresh provisional seniority list has been published,<\/p>\n<p>the issue raised in this writ petition does not survive by efflux of<\/p>\n<p>time. Leaving open the right of the petitioner to challenge the<\/p>\n<p>fresh provisional seniority list now published, this writ petition is<\/p>\n<p>closed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                         ANTONY DOMINIC<br \/>\n                                                 JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>nj.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court N.K.Venugopalan vs State Of Kerala on 11 June, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 28412 of 2003(G) 1. N.K.VENUGOPALAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICER, 4. 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