{"id":253099,"date":"2010-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/soji-liju-vs-the-additional-chief-secretary-on-11-august-2010"},"modified":"2014-07-24T11:39:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T06:09:37","slug":"soji-liju-vs-the-additional-chief-secretary-on-11-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/soji-liju-vs-the-additional-chief-secretary-on-11-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Soji Liju vs The Additional Chief Secretary on 11 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Soji Liju vs The Additional Chief Secretary on 11 August, 2010<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(Crl.).No. 228 of 2010(S)\n\n\n1. SOJI LIJU,AGED 23 YEARS, WIFE OF LIJU\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE(DISTRICT\n\n3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,ALAPPUZHA.\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.J.KRISHNAKUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  :ADDL.DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROSECUTION\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\nThe Hon'ble MRS. Justice M.C.HARI RANI\n\n Dated :11\/08\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                            R. BASANT &amp;\n                       M.C. HARI RANI, JJ.\n              -------------------------------------------------\n                  W.P.(Cri) No. 228 of 2010-S\n              -------------------------------------------------\n           Dated this the 11th day of August, 2010\n\n                              JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">Basant,J.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">\n<p id=\"p_2\">     There is no representation for the petitioner.            We looked<\/p>\n<p>into the file and we find that the detenu was arrested on 8\/2\/10.<\/p>\n<p>The period of detention must have expired by 8\/8\/2010 and that<\/p>\n<p>obviously appears to be the reason why the petitioner is not<\/p>\n<p>interested in prosecuting this petition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">     2.   This writ petition is accordingly dismissed for non-<\/p>\n<p>prosecution and also for the reason that the same has become<\/p>\n<p>unnecessary and infructuous.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">                                                         Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">                                                      R. BASANT<br \/>\n                                                         (Judge)<\/p>\n<p>                                                         Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">                                                    M.C. HARI RANI<br \/>\n                                                           (Judge)<\/p>\n<p>Nan\/        \/\/true copy\/\/             P.S. to Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Soji Liju vs The Additional Chief Secretary on 11 August, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(Crl.).No. 228 of 2010(S) 1. SOJI LIJU,AGED 23 YEARS, WIFE OF LIJU &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE(DISTRICT 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,ALAPPUZHA. 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