{"id":31500,"date":"2008-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-k-unnikrishnan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-18-december-2008"},"modified":"2015-11-07T05:11:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T23:41:43","slug":"p-k-unnikrishnan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-18-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-k-unnikrishnan-vs-the-state-of-kerala-on-18-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"P.K.Unnikrishnan vs The State Of Kerala on 18 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">P.K.Unnikrishnan vs The State Of Kerala on 18 December, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 11436 of 2005(J)\n\n\n1. P.K.UNNIKRISHNAN, AGED 39,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES,\n\n3. NORTH PARUR MUNICIPALITY,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.L.DEVADAS\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.V.A.PRADEEP KUMAR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :18\/12\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                         KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n               ----------------------------------------------\n                   W.P.(C) No.11436 of 2005\n               ----------------------------------------------\n                  Dated 18th December, 2008.\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                 In the matter of appointment of cleaning workers<\/p>\n<p>in the third respondent Municipality, there is already an interim<\/p>\n<p>order dated 5.4.2006. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of<\/p>\n<p>the said interim order.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>                KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>           W.P.(C) No.11436 of 2005\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                  J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>          Dated 18th December, 2008.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court P.K.Unnikrishnan vs The State Of Kerala on 18 December, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 11436 of 2005(J) 1. P.K.UNNIKRISHNAN, AGED 39, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES, 3. 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