{"id":180878,"date":"2007-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/john-eapen-varghese-vs-union-of-india-on-12-april-2007"},"modified":"2018-08-15T22:15:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:45:58","slug":"john-eapen-varghese-vs-union-of-india-on-12-april-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/john-eapen-varghese-vs-union-of-india-on-12-april-2007","title":{"rendered":"John Eapen Varghese vs Union Of India on 12 April, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">John Eapen Varghese vs Union Of India on 12 April, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP No. 6918 of 1998(W)\n\n\n\n1. JOHN EAPEN VARGHESE\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.P.VIJAYAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.R.RAGHUNATH, ADDL.CGSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice J.B.KOSHY\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :12\/04\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n        J.B.KOSHY &amp; T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ.\n\n                       -------------------------------\n\n                     O.P.NO.6918 OF 1998 (W)\n\n                    -----------------------------------\n\n            Dated this the 12th day of  April, 2007\n\n\n                            J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>KOSHY,J.\n<\/p>\n<p>       Identical   matters   were   disposed   of   by   the   court   without<\/p>\n<p>prejudice to the defence of the petitioners before the court below<\/p>\n<p>by judgment dated 7.11.2006 in O.P.No.978\/1995 and connected<\/p>\n<p>cases.  We dispose of this writ petition also with the same terms.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                    J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>                              T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>prp<\/p>\n<p>J.B.KOSHY  &amp; T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>                      O.P.NO.6918  OF 1998 (W)<\/p>\n<p> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;\n<\/p>\n<p>                                     J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                                     12th April, 2007<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court John Eapen Varghese vs Union Of India on 12 April, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP No. 6918 of 1998(W) 1. 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