{"id":192103,"date":"2010-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-p-balachandran-nair-vs-union-of-india-on-15-february-2010"},"modified":"2015-08-01T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T09:00:14","slug":"k-p-balachandran-nair-vs-union-of-india-on-15-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-p-balachandran-nair-vs-union-of-india-on-15-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"K.P. Balachandran Nair vs Union Of India on 15 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.P. Balachandran Nair vs Union Of India on 15 February, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 2240 of 2009()\n\n\n1. K.P. BALACHANDRAN NAIR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE NATIONAL FILM DEVELOPMENT\n\n3. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER,\n\n4. P.P. MATH, REGIONAL MANAGER AND\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.M.STEPHEN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI\n\nThe Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice MR.P.R.RAMAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :15\/02\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                    P.R.RAMAN, Ag.C.J. &amp;\n                C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.\n\n                  -------------------------------\n\n                    W.A.No. 2240 of 2009\n                  -------------------------------\n\n           Dated this the 15th day of February, 2010\n\n                        J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Raman, Ag.C.J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                When the      appeal was taken up for hearing,<\/p>\n<p>neither the counsel nor the appellant was present. There was<\/p>\n<p>also no representation.      Called the name of the parties.<\/p>\n<p>Dismissed for default.<\/p>\n<p>                                          P.R.RAMAN,<br \/>\n                                     Ag. CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                 C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,<br \/>\n                                              JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>nj.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.P. Balachandran Nair vs Union Of India on 15 February, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 2240 of 2009() 1. K.P. BALACHANDRAN NAIR, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE NATIONAL FILM DEVELOPMENT 3. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, 4. P.P. 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