{"id":212174,"date":"2010-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-appukkuttan-pilla-vs-the-regional-transport-authority-on-25-march-2010"},"modified":"2014-06-03T10:55:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T05:25:26","slug":"m-appukkuttan-pilla-vs-the-regional-transport-authority-on-25-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-appukkuttan-pilla-vs-the-regional-transport-authority-on-25-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"M.Appukkuttan Pilla vs The Regional Transport Authority on 25 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M.Appukkuttan Pilla vs The Regional Transport Authority on 25 March, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 14385 of 2007(K)\n\n\n1. M.APPUKKUTTAN PILLA,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT\n\n3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n4. THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n5. SRI.BABU, BABITHA MOTORS,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.O.D.SIVADAS\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :25\/03\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>          THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J.<\/p>\n<p>  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n<p>            W.P.(C).No.14385 of 2007-K<\/p>\n<p>  = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n<p>       Dated this the 25th day of March, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>                     Judgment<\/p>\n<p>        Reported infructuous. Dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                       THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,<br \/>\n                                    JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sha\/2503<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court M.Appukkuttan Pilla vs The Regional Transport Authority on 25 March, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 14385 of 2007(K) 1. M.APPUKKUTTAN PILLA, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, 4. 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