{"id":228327,"date":"2008-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-c-kurian-vs-state-of-kerala-on-6-march-2008"},"modified":"2014-07-23T14:51:17","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T09:21:17","slug":"k-c-kurian-vs-state-of-kerala-on-6-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-c-kurian-vs-state-of-kerala-on-6-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"K.C.Kurian vs State Of Kerala on 6 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.C.Kurian vs State Of Kerala on 6 March, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 36496 of 2007(T)\n\n\n1. K.C.KURIAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. JOHN KOSHY, INCHAKKATTU,\n3. RAVEENDRAN, PUTHUPPARAMBIL,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS,\n\n3. PUTHUPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT,\n\n4. THE SECRETARY,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.C.S.MANILAL\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :06\/03\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                        PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J.\n              - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                       W.P.(C) No.36496 of 2007\n               - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                         Dated: 6th March, 2008\n\n                               JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Counsel for the petitioner seeks time to amend the Writ Petition<\/p>\n<p>so as incorporate the grounds of challenge against the orders passed<\/p>\n<p>by the Panchayat subsequent to Exts.P8 and P8(a). But as rightly<\/p>\n<p>submitted by Mr.C.S.Manilal, Counsel for the Panchayat and the<\/p>\n<p>Government Pleader, Exts.P8 and P8(a) are only consequential orders<\/p>\n<p>passed pursuant to Ext.P5. Without challenging Ext.P5 order, the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner cannot challenge Exts.P8 and P8(a) and any other<\/p>\n<p>subsequent orders passed pursuant to Ext.P5. I dispose of the Writ<\/p>\n<p>Petition permitting the petitioner to challenge Ext.P5 which is<\/p>\n<p>appealable to the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions. The<\/p>\n<p>interim order dated 10.12.2007 subject to the clarification contained<\/p>\n<p>in that order will continue for a further period of six weeks.<\/p>\n<pre>srd                                    PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.C.Kurian vs State Of Kerala on 6 March, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 36496 of 2007(T) 1. K.C.KURIAN, &#8230; Petitioner 2. JOHN KOSHY, INCHAKKATTU, 3. RAVEENDRAN, PUTHUPPARAMBIL, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, 3. 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