{"id":68809,"date":"2009-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-s-lokanathan-vs-union-of-india-on-23-may-2009"},"modified":"2016-04-06T03:25:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T21:55:34","slug":"d-s-lokanathan-vs-union-of-india-on-23-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-s-lokanathan-vs-union-of-india-on-23-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"D.S.Lokanathan vs Union Of India on 23 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">D.S.Lokanathan vs Union Of India on 23 May, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 24278 of 2008(M)\n\n\n1. D.S.LOKANATHAN, 42 YEARS\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY SECRETARY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DIRECTOR GENERAL\n\n3. INSPECTOR GENERAL\n\n4. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, CISF SOUTH\n\n5. COMMANDANT, CISF UNIT, COCHIN PORT TRUST\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.N.JAMES KOSHY\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN\n\n Dated :23\/05\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                        P.N.RAVINDRAN, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>        =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br \/>\n                    W.P.(C) No. 24278 of 2008<br \/>\n        =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br \/>\n             Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2009<\/p>\n<p>                              JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>          The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed<\/p>\n<p>a memo dated 31.03.2009 to the effect that the writ petition may be<\/p>\n<p>dismissed as not pressed. The memo dated 31.03.2009 is recorded<\/p>\n<p>and the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed.<\/p>\n<p>                                         P.N.RAVINDRAN,<br \/>\n                                         JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>mn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court D.S.Lokanathan vs Union Of India on 23 May, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 24278 of 2008(M) 1. D.S.LOKANATHAN, 42 YEARS &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY SECRETARY &#8230; Respondent 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL 4. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, CISF SOUTH 5. 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