{"id":62186,"date":"2010-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-kerala-vs-joseph-eanthungal-on-8-january-2010"},"modified":"2015-04-18T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-18T00:31:24","slug":"the-state-of-kerala-vs-joseph-eanthungal-on-8-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-state-of-kerala-vs-joseph-eanthungal-on-8-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"The State Of Kerala vs Joseph Eanthungal on 8 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The State Of Kerala vs Joseph Eanthungal on 8 January, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nLA.App..No. 872 of 2007()\n\n\n1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, KANNUR.\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. JOSEPH EANTHUNGAL, PO VARAYAL,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THRESSIA, W\/O.JOSEPH EANTHUNKAL,\n\n3. E.J.JOSEPH, S\/O.JOSEPH EANTHUNAL,\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.C.KHALID\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.K.ABDUL REHIM\n\n Dated :08\/01\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n     PIUS C.KURIAKOSE &amp; C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ.\n       ----------------------------------\n             L.A.A. No.872 of 2007\n       ----------------------------------\n     Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010\n\n                J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>Pius C.Kuriakose,J.\n<\/p>\n<p>        It is fairly conceded by the learned<\/p>\n<p>Government Pleader Mr.Basant Balaji that the<\/p>\n<p>issue raised in this appeal is covered against<\/p>\n<p>the  Government   as    per   the   judgment  in<\/p>\n<p>L.A.A.No.612\/2009.    Accordingly  this  LAA  is<\/p>\n<p>dismissed.  No costs.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                        PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE.<\/p>\n<p>                         C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE.<\/p>\n<p>okb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court The State Of Kerala vs Joseph Eanthungal on 8 January, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM LA.App..No. 872 of 2007() 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE &#8230; Petitioner 2. DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, KANNUR. Vs 1. JOSEPH EANTHUNGAL, PO VARAYAL, &#8230; Respondent 2. THRESSIA, W\/O.JOSEPH EANTHUNKAL, 3. 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