{"id":18718,"date":"2009-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-director-general-of-posts-vs-n-sarojini-amma-on-10-february-2009"},"modified":"2019-02-05T12:17:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T06:47:05","slug":"the-director-general-of-posts-vs-n-sarojini-amma-on-10-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-director-general-of-posts-vs-n-sarojini-amma-on-10-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Director General Of Posts vs N.Sarojini Amma on 10 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Director General Of Posts vs N.Sarojini Amma on 10 February, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 3688 of 2006(S)\n\n\n1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL,\n3. THE DIRECTOR OF POSTAL SERVICES (HQ),\n4. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. N.SAROJINI AMMA, D\/O.LATE P. NARAYANA\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN (SR.)\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS\n\n Dated :10\/02\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                        K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR &amp;\n\n                        M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ.\n\n                    -----------------------------------------\n\n                    W.P.(C) NOS. 3688 &amp; 13882\/2006\n\n                    -----------------------------------------\n\n                         Dated 10th February, 2009.\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>      The respondents in O.A.No.393\/2003 and O.A.No.185\/2003 are,<\/p>\n<p>respectively, the writ petitioners in these writ petitions. The point raised by<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners is covered against them by the decision of the Division<\/p>\n<p>Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.13757\/2006 dated 28.1.2009. In view of<\/p>\n<p>the said judgment, these writ petitions are also dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                         K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                         M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>nm\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court The Director General Of Posts vs N.Sarojini Amma on 10 February, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 3688 of 2006(S) 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS, &#8230; Petitioner 2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, 3. THE DIRECTOR OF POSTAL SERVICES (HQ), 4. 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