{"id":199963,"date":"2008-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-viswanathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-august-2008"},"modified":"2019-03-16T06:44:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T01:14:08","slug":"k-viswanathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-viswanathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"K.Viswanathan vs State Of Kerala on 4 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.Viswanathan vs State Of Kerala on 4 August, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 23357 of 2008(E)\n\n\n1. K.VISWANATHAN, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :04\/08\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                                 K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                          WP.(C) No.23357 of 2008\n                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                     Dated this the 4th day of August, 2008\n\n                                    JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>            Complaint of the petitioner is that though he was suspended, he<\/p>\n<p>was not paid subsistence allowance. Petitioner has filed Exts.P4 and P5<\/p>\n<p>representations. Ext.P5 is dated 5.4.2008.<\/p>\n<p>            The writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to<\/p>\n<p>consider and take a decision on Ext.P5 in accordance with law within two<\/p>\n<p>weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                  (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.Viswanathan vs State Of Kerala on 4 August, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 23357 of 2008(E) 1. K.VISWANATHAN, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY &#8230; Respondent 2. 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