{"id":181240,"date":"2008-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-represented-by-vs-sasikala-on-20-october-2008"},"modified":"2015-02-20T23:00:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T17:30:03","slug":"state-of-kerala-represented-by-vs-sasikala-on-20-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-represented-by-vs-sasikala-on-20-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala Represented By vs Sasikala on 20 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Kerala Represented By vs Sasikala on 20 October, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 153 of 2005(A)\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICE,\n3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER HEALTH,\n4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER HEALTH,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. SASIKALA, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. RAJALAKSHMI P.V.JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH\n\n3. K.PANKAJAKSHY, JUNIOR PUBLIC HEALTH\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice J.B.KOSHY\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.P.BALACHANDRAN\n\n Dated :20\/10\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>          J.B.Koshy &amp; K.P.Balachandran, JJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>          &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;\n<\/p>\n<p>                 W.A.No.153 of 2005\n<\/p>\n<p>          &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>                      JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>Koshy, J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>     In view of a Full Bench decision of this Court<\/p>\n<p>in <a href=\"\/doc\/1768075\/\">State of Kerala v. Ponnamma<\/a> (2005 (4) KLT 987),<\/p>\n<p>the impugned judgment is set aside and the writ<\/p>\n<p>appeal is allowed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                              (J.B.Koshy, Judge)<\/p>\n<p>20th October, 2008<br \/>\n                          (K.P.Balachandran, Judge)<br \/>\ntkv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court State Of Kerala Represented By vs Sasikala on 20 October, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 153 of 2005(A) 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Petitioner 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICE, 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER HEALTH, 4. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER HEALTH, Vs 1. 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