{"id":193879,"date":"2008-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-s-ramachandran-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-february-2008"},"modified":"2017-04-26T08:27:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T02:57:04","slug":"k-s-ramachandran-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-february-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-s-ramachandran-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-22-february-2008","title":{"rendered":"K.S. Ramachandran Nair vs State Of Kerala on 22 February, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.S. Ramachandran Nair vs State Of Kerala on 22 February, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP No. 18269 of 2002(Y)\n\n\n1. K.S. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 60 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS\n\n3. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,\n\n4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.P.KRISHNAN NAIR\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :22\/02\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                        KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n               ---------------------------------------\n                    O.P. No. 18269 OF 2002\n               ---------------------------------------\n         Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2008.\n\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>     In the matter of proposed imposition of penalty for the<\/p>\n<p>delayed execution of works, in case the petitioner has still any<\/p>\n<p>grievance left, he may approach the Government, in which case,<\/p>\n<p>the matter will be duly considered by the Government with notice<\/p>\n<p>to the petitioner within a period of another four months.<\/p>\n<p>     This original petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                       KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>smp<\/p>\n<p>KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>O.P. No. 18269 OF 2002<\/p>\n<p>  J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>     22.02.2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.S. Ramachandran Nair vs State Of Kerala on 22 February, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP No. 18269 of 2002(Y) 1. 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