{"id":27254,"date":"2007-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/fr-francis-m-j-vs-the-mahatma-gandhi-university-on-15-october-2007"},"modified":"2017-04-17T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T02:48:35","slug":"fr-francis-m-j-vs-the-mahatma-gandhi-university-on-15-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/fr-francis-m-j-vs-the-mahatma-gandhi-university-on-15-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"Fr.Francis M.J. vs The Mahatma Gandhi University on 15 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Fr.Francis M.J. vs The Mahatma Gandhi University on 15 October, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 10168 of 2006(I)\n\n\n1. FR.FRANCIS M.J., FERNANDEZ,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. DR.V.S.ANTONY, PRINCIPAL,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS,\n\n3. THE SYNDICATE, MAHATMA GANDHI\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BABY ISSAC ILLICKAL\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI. T.A. SHAJI, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :15\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                     ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                       &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n                 W.P.(C). NO. 10168 OF 2006\n<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n              Dated this the 15thday of October, 2007<\/p>\n<p>                          J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>       Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the writ<\/p>\n<p>petition has become infructuous. It is accordingly dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>infructuous.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>vps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Fr.Francis M.J. vs The Mahatma Gandhi University on 15 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 10168 of 2006(I) 1. FR.FRANCIS M.J., FERNANDEZ, &#8230; Petitioner 2. DR.V.S.ANTONY, PRINCIPAL, Vs 1. THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, 3. 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