{"id":229355,"date":"2009-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-govinda-pillai-krishna-pillai-on-25-august-2009"},"modified":"2017-12-15T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T06:46:48","slug":"state-of-kerala-vs-govinda-pillai-krishna-pillai-on-25-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-govinda-pillai-krishna-pillai-on-25-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala vs Govinda Pillai Krishna Pillai on 25 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Kerala vs Govinda Pillai Krishna Pillai on 25 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nLA.App..No. 1053 of 2007()\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. GOVINDA PILLAI KRISHNA PILLAI,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.SURENDRA MOHAN\n\n Dated :25\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                PIUS C.KURIAKOSE &amp;\n             K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ.\n           -------------------------------------------\n            L.A.Appeal No.1053 of 2007\n           -------------------------------------------\n     Dated this the 25th day of August, 2009\n\n                        JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Pius C.Kuriakose,J.\n<\/p>\n<p>    The total stakes involved in this case is below<\/p>\n<p>Rs.5,000\/-.   The appeal will stand dismissed.          The<\/p>\n<p>judgment will not be quoted as precedent for other<\/p>\n<p>cases.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                  PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,<br \/>\n                                          JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>                             K.SURENDRA MOHAN,<br \/>\n                                        JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>css\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court State Of Kerala vs Govinda Pillai Krishna Pillai on 25 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM LA.App..No. 1053 of 2007() 1. STATE OF KERALA &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. GOVINDA PILLAI KRISHNA PILLAI, &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :GOVERNMENT PLEADER For Respondent : No Appearance The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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