{"id":57840,"date":"2007-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/aliyaru-kunju-shajahan-vs-union-of-india-on-28-march-2007"},"modified":"2014-06-04T23:24:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:54:45","slug":"aliyaru-kunju-shajahan-vs-union-of-india-on-28-march-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/aliyaru-kunju-shajahan-vs-union-of-india-on-28-march-2007","title":{"rendered":"Aliyaru Kunju Shajahan vs Union Of India on 28 March, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Aliyaru Kunju Shajahan vs Union Of India on 28 March, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 15553 of 2004(B)\n\n\n1. ALIYARU KUNJU SHAJAHAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, MINISTRY\n\n3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER,\n\n4. THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.JOHN VARGHESE, SCGSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :28\/03\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                              KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>               &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;  &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>                         W.P.(C)NO.15553 OF 2004<\/p>\n<p>               &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;  &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>                Dated this the 28th day of March 2007<\/p>\n<p>                                    JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>       It   is   submitted   that   the   writ     petition   has   become<\/p>\n<p>infructuous.  It is accordingly dismissed as infructuous.<\/p>\n<p>                                                        KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>jes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Aliyaru Kunju Shajahan vs Union Of India on 28 March, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 15553 of 2004(B) 1. ALIYARU KUNJU SHAJAHAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, MINISTRY 3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 4. 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