{"id":244092,"date":"2008-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-udayakumar-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-4-april-2008"},"modified":"2016-08-26T22:05:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T16:35:50","slug":"s-udayakumar-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-4-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-udayakumar-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-on-4-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"S.Udayakumar vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 4 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">S.Udayakumar vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 4 April, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP.No. 4909 of 2002(H)\n\n\n1. S.UDAYAKUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE,\n\n3. THE ASST. EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,\n\n5. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (R.R),\n\n6. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.C.THOMAS\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :04\/04\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                       KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n                      ------------------------------\n                      O.P.No.4909 OF 2002\n                      ------------------------------\n             Dated this the 4th day of April, 2008\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                         ~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>      The issue raised in this writ petition is covered against the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner by the decision in State of Kerala and others v.\n<\/p>\n<p>Biju Thomas and others [2007(4) KHC 552].              Accordingly,<\/p>\n<p>this writ petition is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                       (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>ps<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">O.P.No.4909\/2002    2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                         ===================<br \/>\n                           OP NO.4909 OF 2002-U<\/p>\n<p>                         ===================<\/p>\n<p>                                   JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>                         DATED 4TH APRIL, 2008<br \/>\n                         ====================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court S.Udayakumar vs State Of Kerala Represented By on 4 April, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP.No. 4909 of 2002(H) 1. S.UDAYAKUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, 3. THE ASST. EXCISE COMMISSIONER, 4. 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