{"id":37043,"date":"2009-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-v-joseph-i-p-s-retd-aged-66-vs-state-of-kerala-on-21-august-2009"},"modified":"2016-08-23T13:55:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T08:25:59","slug":"k-v-joseph-i-p-s-retd-aged-66-vs-state-of-kerala-on-21-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-v-joseph-i-p-s-retd-aged-66-vs-state-of-kerala-on-21-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"K.V.Joseph I.P.S.(Retd.) Aged 66 &#8230; vs State Of Kerala on 21 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.V.Joseph I.P.S.(Retd.) Aged 66 &#8230; vs State Of Kerala on 21 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 23940 of 2009(J)\n\n\n1. K.V.JOSEPH I.P.S.(RETD.) AGED 66 YEARS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. ALPHONSA VARKEY, AGED 54 YEARS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. CORPORATION OF COCHIN,\n\n3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,\n\n4. PHILOMINA, HOUSE NO.172,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :21\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n             THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J\n                 ...........................................\n               WP(C).NO. 23940                  OF 2009\n                 ............................................\n        DATED THIS THE          21st DAY OF AUGUST, 2009\n\n                               JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and<\/p>\n<p>learned counsel for the respondents, it is ordered that Ext.P1 will<\/p>\n<p>be taken up by the second respondent, considered and orders<\/p>\n<p>issued after hearing the necessary parties. Let this be done<\/p>\n<p>untrammelled by anything stated therein.<\/p>\n<p>                              THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN,<br \/>\n                                             JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>lgk\/21\/8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.V.Joseph I.P.S.(Retd.) 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