{"id":178959,"date":"2006-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mercy-p-j-vs-state-of-kerala-on-7-december-2006"},"modified":"2018-01-31T04:54:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T23:24:07","slug":"mercy-p-j-vs-state-of-kerala-on-7-december-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mercy-p-j-vs-state-of-kerala-on-7-december-2006","title":{"rendered":"Mercy P.J. vs State Of Kerala on 7 December, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mercy P.J. vs State Of Kerala on 7 December, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP No. 11060 of 2003(N)\n\n\n1. MERCY P.J.,  AGED 36, STAFF NURSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. KUNHAMMA M.A.\n3. MOLLY P.P., AGED 42,\n4. RADHAMANI P.T. STAFF NURSE,\n5. REMANI.V.P., STAFF NURSE,\n6. USHA V.P. STAFF NURSE,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.RAJENDRAN (PERUMBAVOOR)\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :07\/12\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                            KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                      &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>                            O.P.No. 11060 of  2003<\/p>\n<p>                      &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>                Dated this the 7th  day of  December, 2006<\/p>\n<p>                                  JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>        In the matter of inter-district transfer there is already an interim<\/p>\n<p>order   in   C.M.P.No.19060\/2003.     The   writ   petition   is   disposed   of   in<\/p>\n<p>terms of the interim order.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>ahg.\n<\/p>\n<p>KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>O.P.NO.11060\/2003<\/p>\n<p>   JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>7th December, 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Mercy P.J. vs State Of Kerala on 7 December, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP No. 11060 of 2003(N) 1. MERCY P.J., AGED 36, STAFF NURSE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. KUNHAMMA M.A. 3. MOLLY P.P., AGED 42, 4. RADHAMANI P.T. STAFF NURSE, 5. REMANI.V.P., STAFF NURSE, 6. USHA V.P. 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