{"id":38400,"date":"2010-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-k-joshi-vs-the-kerala-state-electricity-on-2-march-2010"},"modified":"2016-04-17T14:54:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T09:24:51","slug":"a-k-joshi-vs-the-kerala-state-electricity-on-2-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/a-k-joshi-vs-the-kerala-state-electricity-on-2-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"A.K.Joshi vs The Kerala State Electricity &#8230; on 2 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">A.K.Joshi vs The Kerala State Electricity &#8230; on 2 March, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 32698 of 2007(P)\n\n\n1. A.K.JOSHI, ASSISTANT ENGINEER (RETIRED)\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM),\n\n3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER\n\n4. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER, PAY FIXATION,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.RAGHURAJ\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.T.RAVIKUMAR\n\n Dated :02\/03\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                         C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.\n                  --------------------------------------------\n                     W.P.(C) NO. 32698 OF 2007\n                  --------------------------------------------\n                  Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2010\n\n\n                               JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the<\/p>\n<p>Writ Petition without prejudice to the contentions raised therein. He has<\/p>\n<p>filed I.A. No.2709 of 2010 seeking such permission. The said I.A. is<\/p>\n<p>allowed and the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>                                  (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>sp\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>   C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>   W.P.(C) NO. 32698\/2007<\/p>\n<p>   JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>   2nd March, 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court A.K.Joshi vs The Kerala State Electricity &#8230; on 2 March, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 32698 of 2007(P) 1. A.K.JOSHI, ASSISTANT ENGINEER (RETIRED) &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER 4. 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