{"id":61200,"date":"2009-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kuthumkal-milk-producers-vs-union-of-india-on-3-april-2009"},"modified":"2016-06-24T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T15:27:13","slug":"kuthumkal-milk-producers-vs-union-of-india-on-3-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kuthumkal-milk-producers-vs-union-of-india-on-3-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Kuthumkal Milk Producers &#8230; vs Union Of India on 3 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Kuthumkal Milk Producers &#8230; vs Union Of India on 3 April, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 4021 of 2009(D)\n\n\n1. KUTHUMKAL MILK PRODUCERS CO.OP.SOCIETY\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KREALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF\n\n3. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY\n\n4. STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER,\n\n5. P.M.MARCOS, PALATHUNKAL HOUSE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.JOICE GEORGE\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.M.AJAY, SC, STATE INFORMATION COMMN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :03\/04\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>               THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, J<br \/>\n                 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n              WP(C).NOs. 4021 &amp; 4022                OF 2009<br \/>\n                 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<br \/>\n          DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2009<\/p>\n<p>                               JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>      In view of the judgment pronounced in WP(C) 18175 of<\/p>\n<p>2006    and connected cases, the question raised in these writ<\/p>\n<p>petitions is to be answered against the petitioners. These writ<\/p>\n<p>petitions are hence dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                              THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN,<br \/>\n                                             JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>lgk\/4\/3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Kuthumkal Milk Producers &#8230; vs Union Of India on 3 April, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 4021 of 2009(D) 1. KUTHUMKAL MILK PRODUCERS CO.OP.SOCIETY &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY &#8230; Respondent 2. STATE OF KREALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF 3. 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