{"id":29512,"date":"2008-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-d-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-its-on-26-june-2008"},"modified":"2016-08-31T08:55:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T03:25:43","slug":"p-d-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-its-on-26-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-d-joseph-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-its-on-26-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"P.D.Joseph vs State Of Kerala Represented By Its on 26 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.D.Joseph vs State Of Kerala Represented By Its on 26 June, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 12512 of 2008(S)\n\n\n1. P.D.JOSEPH, EDITOR ZEEZER NEWS, TIRUR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SUPERINTENDENT, THALAPPILLY EMPLOYMENT\n\n3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF\n\n4. UNION CABINET SECRETARY, REPRESENTED BY\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.D.JOSEPH (PARTY IN PERSON)\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice A.K.BASHEER\n\n Dated :26\/06\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                   H.L.DATTU, C.J. &amp; A.K.BASHEER, J.\n                       -------------------------------------------\n                              W.P.(C) No.12512 of 2008\n                        ------------------------------------------\n                    Dated, this the 26th day of June, 2008\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L.Dattu, C.J.\n<\/p>\n<p>              Memo filed by Sri.P.D.Joseph (Party in person) to delete<\/p>\n<p>prayer Nos.2 to 8 in the writ petition is taken on record. Accordingly<\/p>\n<p>prayers 2 to 8 are deleted.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>              2.    The one and the only prayer now survives for<\/p>\n<p>consideration is the first prayer to direct the first respondent to make it<\/p>\n<p>mandatory that awareness classes regarding Eye Donation is provided in<\/p>\n<p>schools and such topics be added to the syllabus of Biology of all schools.<\/p>\n<p>              3. The request of the petitioner appears to be reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, we direct the first respondent to consider the request of the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner in Ext.P1 (only to the relief which we have extracted above) and<\/p>\n<p>then pass appropriate orders.\n<\/p>\n<p>W.P.(C) No.12512 of 2008<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                        2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            5. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction.<\/p>\n<p>            Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                    (H.L.DATTU)<br \/>\n                                                   CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                   (A.K.BASHEER)<br \/>\n                                                         JUDGE<br \/>\nvns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.D.Joseph vs State Of Kerala Represented By Its on 26 June, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 12512 of 2008(S) 1. P.D.JOSEPH, EDITOR ZEEZER NEWS, TIRUR, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS &#8230; Respondent 2. SUPERINTENDENT, THALAPPILLY EMPLOYMENT 3. 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