{"id":242756,"date":"2008-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jayaprasad-k-p-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-january-2008"},"modified":"2017-08-29T12:12:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T06:42:08","slug":"jayaprasad-k-p-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-january-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/jayaprasad-k-p-vs-state-of-kerala-on-1-january-2008","title":{"rendered":"Jayaprasad K.P. vs State Of Kerala on 1 January, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Jayaprasad K.P. vs State Of Kerala on 1 January, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 37249 of 2007(H)\n\n\n1. JAYAPRASAD K.P., S\/O.PADMANABHAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. VENUGOPALAN NAIR M.M.,\n3. SHAJI M.D., S\/O.DAS, AGED 35 YEARS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DISTRICT PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL\n\n3. THE KOTTAYAM DISTRICT PANCHAYATH,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL FARM,\n\n5. THE SEED FARM, KOZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS\n\n6. THE STATE SEED FARM, VALACHIRA P.O.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.J.KURIACHAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :01\/01\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                      H.L. DATTU, C.J. &amp; K.M. JOSEPH, J.\n                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                             W.P.(C) No.37249 of 2007\n                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n                     Dated this the 1st day of January, 2008.\n\n                                         JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L.DATTU, C.J.:\n<\/p>\n<p>              Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, we are of the<\/p>\n<p>opinion that there is no merit in the contention canvassed by learned counsel for<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners. Therefore, the Writ Petition requires to be rejected and it is<\/p>\n<p>rejected.\n<\/p>\n<p>              Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                              H.L. DATTU,<br \/>\n                                                                           CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                                             K.M. JOSEPH,<br \/>\n                                                                                JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>sb\/DK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Jayaprasad K.P. vs State Of Kerala on 1 January, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 37249 of 2007(H) 1. JAYAPRASAD K.P., S\/O.PADMANABHAN, &#8230; Petitioner 2. VENUGOPALAN NAIR M.M., 3. SHAJI M.D., S\/O.DAS, AGED 35 YEARS, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. 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