{"id":245906,"date":"2007-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-k-sukumaran-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-may-2007"},"modified":"2017-02-18T14:33:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T09:03:07","slug":"p-k-sukumaran-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-may-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-k-sukumaran-nair-vs-state-of-kerala-on-4-may-2007","title":{"rendered":"P.K.Sukumaran Nair vs State Of Kerala on 4 May, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.K.Sukumaran Nair vs State Of Kerala on 4 May, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 14137 of 2007(G)\n\n\n1. P.K.SUKUMARAN NAIR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. JALAJA, AGED 36,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,\n\n3. SAJEEVAN, AGED 39,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.C.ELDHO\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.P.BALACHANDRAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :04\/05\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                       K.P.BALACHANDRAN  &amp;\n\n                    T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ.\n\n\n                       W.P.C.No.14137 of 2007\n\n\n                   Dated this the 4th day of May 2007\n\n\n\n\n                                 O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>BALACHANDRAN,J<\/p>\n<p>       Heard   the   learned   counsel   for   the   petitioner   and   the<\/p>\n<p>learned Government Pleader for respondents 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p>       2.      Without going into the merits of the civil disputes,<\/p>\n<p>we  direct   respondents   1  and   2   to   render   protection   to   the<\/p>\n<p>life of the petitioners and the third respondent.<\/p>\n<p>       3.      This   writ   petition   is   disposed   of   with   the   above<\/p>\n<p>directions.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                        K.P.BALACHANDRAN,<\/p>\n<p>                                                    JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                   T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,<\/p>\n<p>                                                    JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nJsr                        \/\/ True Copy\/\/          PA to Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.K.Sukumaran Nair vs State Of Kerala on 4 May, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 14137 of 2007(G) 1. P.K.SUKUMARAN NAIR, &#8230; Petitioner 2. JALAJA, AGED 36, Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, &#8230; Respondent 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, 3. 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