{"id":62050,"date":"2007-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-rugmini-amma-on-13-february-2007"},"modified":"2017-05-03T17:21:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T11:51:43","slug":"state-of-kerala-vs-rugmini-amma-on-13-february-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-of-kerala-vs-rugmini-amma-on-13-february-2007","title":{"rendered":"State Of Kerala vs Rugmini Amma on 13 February, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">State Of Kerala vs Rugmini Amma on 13 February, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nLA App No. 132 of 2007(C)\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. RUGMINI AMMA, W\/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :13\/02\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n           KURIAN JOSEPH &amp;  K.T.SANKARAN,  JJ.\n\n              ----------------------------------------------\n\n                      L.A.A.No.132 of 2007\n\n              ----------------------------------------------\n\n                 Dated 13th    February,  2007.\n\n\n                          J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Kurian Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>           Since the appeal  filed  against  the  relied  on judgment<\/p>\n<p>in L.A.R.No.515\/97 on the file of the Additional Sub Court, Kollam,<\/p>\n<p>has   been   dismissed   by   judgment   dated   13.2.2007   in<\/p>\n<p>L.A.A.No.135\/07, this appeal is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                           KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                            K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>KURIAN JOSEPH &amp; K.T.SANKARAN, JJ<\/p>\n<p>  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>            L.A.A. NO.  OF  2004<\/p>\n<p>  &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>      Dated 13th    February, 2007.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court State Of Kerala vs Rugmini Amma on 13 February, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM LA App No. 132 of 2007(C) 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. RUGMINI AMMA, W\/O.CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, &#8230; Respondent For Petitioner :GOVERNMENT PLEADER For Respondent : No Appearance The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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