{"id":254166,"date":"2010-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-k-showkath-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-september-2010"},"modified":"2018-11-29T01:13:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:43:13","slug":"m-k-showkath-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-k-showkath-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"M.K.Showkath vs State Of Kerala on 16 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M.K.Showkath vs State Of Kerala on 16 September, 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(C).No. 13107 of 2008(I)\n\n\n1. M.K.SHOWKATH, HSA (MALAYALAM),\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS,\n\n3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER,\n\n5. THE MANAGER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SMT.S.KARTHIKA\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.S.ABHISHEK\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :16\/09\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                        K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n           ------------------------------------------------------\n                  W.P.(C). NO. 13107 OF 2008 I\n           ------------------------------------------------------\n         Dated this the 16th day of September, 2010\n\n\n                              JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">      The petitioner has filed I.A.No.12619 of 2010 seeking<\/p>\n<p>permission to withdraw the Writ Petition.               In the facts and<\/p>\n<p>circumstances stated in the affidavit accompanying the application,<\/p>\n<p>permission is granted and the Writ Petition is dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>withdrawn.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">\n<p id=\"p_2\">                                                       (K.T.SANKARAN)<br \/>\n                                                                 Judge<\/p>\n<p>ahz\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court M.K.Showkath vs State Of Kerala on 16 September, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 13107 of 2008(I) 1. M.K.SHOWKATH, HSA (MALAYALAM), &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, 4. 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