{"id":5921,"date":"2007-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tony-thomas-kizhakkekara-vs-state-of-kerala-on-17-august-2007"},"modified":"2016-03-12T22:56:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T17:26:58","slug":"tony-thomas-kizhakkekara-vs-state-of-kerala-on-17-august-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tony-thomas-kizhakkekara-vs-state-of-kerala-on-17-august-2007","title":{"rendered":"Tony Thomas Kizhakkekara vs State Of Kerala on 17 August, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Tony Thomas Kizhakkekara vs State Of Kerala on 17 August, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP No. 9342 of 2000(S)\n\n\n\n1. TONY THOMAS KIZHAKKEKARA\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :.\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :17\/08\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                  H.L.DATTU, C.J. &amp; K.T.SANKARAN, J.\n                     ----------------------------------------------\n                         O.P. No.9342 of 2000-S\n                         -------------------------------------\n                  Dated this the 17th day of August, 2007.\n\n                                J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L.Dattu, C.J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                In our view, by efflux of time, the reliefs sought for by the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner in the   letter dated 18th March, 2000 would not survive for<\/p>\n<p>consideration of this court. Accordingly, the original petition is rejected as<\/p>\n<p>having become unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>             Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                           (H.L.DATTU)<br \/>\n                                                         CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                         (K.T.SANKARAN)<br \/>\n                                                                 JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Tony Thomas Kizhakkekara vs State Of Kerala on 17 August, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP No. 9342 of 2000(S) 1. TONY THOMAS KIZHAKKEKARA &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :. 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