{"id":36221,"date":"2009-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/e-s-jophy-vs-state-of-kerala-on-27-february-2009"},"modified":"2014-03-19T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T04:11:41","slug":"e-s-jophy-vs-state-of-kerala-on-27-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/e-s-jophy-vs-state-of-kerala-on-27-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"E.S.Jophy vs State Of Kerala on 27 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">E.S.Jophy vs State Of Kerala on 27 February, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 20684 of 2005(K)\n\n\n1. E.S.JOPHY, PRABHU COTTAGE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. HAMISH JUSTIN, KALLUVILA VEEDU,\n3. HEDWIN TITUS.R.V.,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,\n\n3. DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA P.S.C.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.S.MOHANDAS\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS\n\n Dated :27\/02\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                       K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR &amp;\n                       M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ.\n          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n           W.P.(C).Nos. 20684, 20863, 21001, 21117, 22691\n                  23399, 32359, 35351 and 36646 of 2005,\n                       14975, 14979 and 17890 of 2006\n          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n               Dated this the 27th day of February, 2009\n\n                                   JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>       Owing to efflux of time, at present no relief could be granted to<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners in these Writ Petitions now. Accordingly, these Writ<\/p>\n<p>Petitions are closed, without prejudice to the contentions of the<\/p>\n<p>petitioners.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                       (K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR)<br \/>\n                                                          Judge<\/p>\n<p>                                        (M.L. JOSEPH FRANCIS)<br \/>\n                                                          Judge<br \/>\ntm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court E.S.Jophy vs State Of Kerala on 27 February, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 20684 of 2005(K) 1. E.S.JOPHY, PRABHU COTTAGE, &#8230; Petitioner 2. HAMISH JUSTIN, KALLUVILA VEEDU, 3. HEDWIN TITUS.R.V., Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED &#8230; Respondent 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, 3. 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