{"id":6561,"date":"2008-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-c-rajan-vs-indian-oil-corporation-on-15-february-2008"},"modified":"2018-09-13T02:51:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:21:31","slug":"k-c-rajan-vs-indian-oil-corporation-on-15-february-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-c-rajan-vs-indian-oil-corporation-on-15-february-2008","title":{"rendered":"K.C.Rajan vs Indian Oil Corporation on 15 February, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.C.Rajan vs Indian Oil Corporation on 15 February, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA No. 370 of 2008()\n\n\n1. K.C.RAJAN, AGED 61 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. ROY MATHEW, AGED 45 YEARS,\n3. SHINY SAMUEL, AGED 34 YEARS,\n4. SAJI MATHEW, AGED 41 YEARS,\n5. LATHA OOMMAN, AGED 47 YEARS,\n6. R. ANIL KUMAR, AGED 39 YEARS,\n7. M.R. RAJENDRAN NAIR, AGED 50 YEARS,\n8. P.S. SUNIL KUMAR,AGED 32 YEARS,\n9. LATHA T.NAIR, AGED 39 YEARS,\n10. M.C. JOSEN, AGED 48 YEARS,\n11. ANIYAN ABRAHAM, AGED 50 YEARS,\n12. JESSY MARY KOSHY, AGED 34 YEARS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE CHAIRMAN,\n\n3. GENERAL MANAGER,\n\n4. THE DEPUTY GERERAL MANAGER,\n\n5. SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER,\n\n6. SENIOR DIVISIONAL MANAGER,\n\n7. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\n\n Dated :15\/02\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                               H.L.DATTU, C.J.   &amp;   K.M.JOSEPH, J.\n\n                                        ------------------------------------------\n\n                                                   W.A.No.370 of 2008\n\n                                       ------------------------------------------\n\n                             Dated, this the    15th day of February,  2008\n\n\n                                               JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>K.M.Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>            We   have   already   decided   the   issue   raised   in   this   appeal   by   our<\/p>\n<p>judgment   rendered   on   5th  February,   2008   in   W.A.No.150   of   2008   and<\/p>\n<p>connected cases.       The  facts  in this case are similar to the facts in the said<\/p>\n<p>cases.     We   do   not   find   any   reason   to   take   a   different   view  in   this   matter.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Accordingly,   following   the   said   decision,     this   writ   appeal   is   also<\/p>\n<p>dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                (H.L.DATTU)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                  CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                 (K.M.JOSEPH)<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                       JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>vns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.C.Rajan vs Indian Oil Corporation on 15 February, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA No. 370 of 2008() 1. K.C.RAJAN, AGED 61 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner 2. ROY MATHEW, AGED 45 YEARS, 3. SHINY SAMUEL, AGED 34 YEARS, 4. SAJI MATHEW, AGED 41 YEARS, 5. 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