{"id":193410,"date":"2007-12-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/o-p-padmanabhan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-december-2007"},"modified":"2014-09-12T19:17:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T13:47:39","slug":"o-p-padmanabhan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-december-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/o-p-padmanabhan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-december-2007","title":{"rendered":"O.P. Padmanabhan vs State Of Kerala on 4 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">O.P. Padmanabhan vs State Of Kerala on 4 December, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 5519 of 2007(F)\n\n\n1. O.P. PADMANABHAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. KUMBALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT,\n\n3. THE SECRETARY,\n\n4. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.THOMAS ANTONY\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :04\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                         PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J.\n                          -------------------------------\n                       W.P.(C) No. 5519 OF 2007\n                        -----------------------------------\n                 Dated this the 4th day of December, 2007\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Obviously, Ext.P3 order under challenge is appealable to the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions. I dispose of the Writ<\/p>\n<p>Petition relegating the petitioner to the remedies by way of appeal to the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal. But, considering the submissions addressed at the Bar, there<\/p>\n<p>will be a further direction to the Tribunal to entertain the appeal to be<\/p>\n<p>filed by the petitioner against Ext.P3, if the same is filed within one<\/p>\n<p>month from today notwithstanding the apparent delay and dispose of the<\/p>\n<p>same in accordance with law.            The petitioner will implead the 4th<\/p>\n<p>respondent herein also as a respondent in the prospective appeal. The<\/p>\n<p>order regarding the temporary electric connection will continue subject<\/p>\n<p>to the petitioner approaching the Electricity Board before expiry of the<\/p>\n<p>period of temporary connection presently granted.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n                                          PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE\nbtt\n\nWPC    2\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court O.P. Padmanabhan vs State Of Kerala on 4 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 5519 of 2007(F) 1. 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