{"id":207618,"date":"2007-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/fr-antony-pathil-vs-union-of-india-on-6-march-2007"},"modified":"2015-06-10T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T17:30:18","slug":"fr-antony-pathil-vs-union-of-india-on-6-march-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/fr-antony-pathil-vs-union-of-india-on-6-march-2007","title":{"rendered":"Fr.Antony Pathil vs Union Of India on 6 March, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Fr.Antony Pathil vs Union Of India on 6 March, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 7384 of 2007(D)\n\n\n1. FR.ANTONY PATHIL, ST.THOMAS CHURCH,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED,\n\n3. GENERAL MANAGER,\n\n4. DIVISISONAL ENGINEER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.S.M.PREM\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :06\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n               THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J\n\n                       -------------------------------------------\n\n                         W.P(C).No.7384 OF 2007\n\n                      -------------------------------------------\n\n                 Dated this the 6th  day of March, 2007\n\n\n\n\n                                  JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The  petitioner is  a  Priest.    As the  Vicar  of the  Church, he<\/p>\n<p>filed   W.P(C).28211\/05,   seeking   a   direction   to   the   BSNL   to<\/p>\n<p>commence   operation   of   land   line   telephone   exchange   in   a<\/p>\n<p>building constructed in the property belonging to the Church on<\/p>\n<p>the   allegation   that   the     said   building   was   constructed   as<\/p>\n<p>requested   by   the   BSNL   and   that   the   BSNL   had   paid   rent   for   a<\/p>\n<p>few months.  This Court dismissed that writ petition holding that<\/p>\n<p>in  the realm of contracts even if the petitioner  has any right to<\/p>\n<p>relief on an alleged breech of contract it is beyond the realm of<\/p>\n<p>the   writ   court.     That   judgment   was   dated   4.10.2005.     Two<\/p>\n<p>persons, thereafter, filed W.P(C).1289\/06.  Learned counsel    for<\/p>\n<p>the   department   submits   that   the   first   petitioner   in   that   writ<\/p>\n<p>petition was appearing as a counsel for the petitioner in  W.P(C).<\/p>\n<p>28211\/05.  In W.P(C).1289\/06, the request was for a direction to<\/p>\n<p>establish   a   telephone   exchange   at   Mavady,   as   originally<\/p>\n<p>proposed.     That   writ   petition   ended   in   the   judgment   dated<\/p>\n<p>WPC.7384\/07<\/p>\n<p>                                   Page numbers<\/p>\n<p>30.1.2006,   disposing   it   off.     It   obviously   shows   that   it   was<\/p>\n<p>nothing but the old wine in a new bottle and was not materially<\/p>\n<p>different from the  objectives sought to be  achieved by   W.P(C).<\/p>\n<p>28211\/05.     Now   this   writ   petition   is   filed   through   yet   another<\/p>\n<p>lawyer,   obviously   even   without   properly   instructing   him<\/p>\n<p>regarding  the filing  and results of the earlier writ petitions.   In<\/p>\n<p>this   writ   petition     directions   are   sought   for   to   consider   certain<\/p>\n<p>representations which are placed on record, voicing the selfsame<\/p>\n<p>request that led to the earlier writ petitions.   Repeated scouting<\/p>\n<p>of   the   writ   court   is   something   that   the   Priest,   the   petitioner<\/p>\n<p>ought   to   have   avoided   since   the   office   that   he   holds   as   a<\/p>\n<p>depository   of   trust   and   confidence   among   the   common   people<\/p>\n<p>requires   into   act   much   better.     I   am   inclined   to   impose   very<\/p>\n<p>heavy cost on the petitioner.     Since the petitioner is a Vicar of<\/p>\n<p>the Church, I hold back myself from imposing any order of costs.<\/p>\n<p>The writ petition is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                 THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN<\/p>\n<p>                                                            Judge<\/p>\n<p>kkb.\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Fr.Antony Pathil vs Union Of India on 6 March, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 7384 of 2007(D) 1. FR.ANTONY PATHIL, ST.THOMAS CHURCH, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED, 3. GENERAL MANAGER, 4. 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