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Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
P.S. Lal vs State Of Kerala on 28 March, 2007<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 14922 of 2004(B)\n\n\n1. P.S. LAL, LAL BHAVAN, PARACKAL,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,\n\n3. KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :DR.K.P.SATHEESAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, KPSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :28\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
                             KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n
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                        W.P.(C)NO.14922 OF 2004<\/p>\n
              – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n
                Dated this the 28th day of March 2007<\/p>\n
                                   JUDGMENT<\/p>\n
       It   is   submitted   that   the   writ   petition   has   become<\/p>\n
infructuous.  It is accordingly dismissed as infructuous.<\/p>\n
                                                       KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE<\/p>\n
jes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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