{"id":74287,"date":"2007-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/joseph-scaria-vs-union-of-india-on-13-july-2007"},"modified":"2019-02-24T19:59:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T14:29:48","slug":"joseph-scaria-vs-union-of-india-on-13-july-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/joseph-scaria-vs-union-of-india-on-13-july-2007","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Scaria vs Union Of India on 13 July, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Joseph Scaria vs Union Of India on 13 July, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 6575 of 2004(G)\n\n\n1. JOSEPH SCARIA, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. P.K.KOCHUMUHAMMED, CONVENOR OF THE\n3. JAMES DOMINIC, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n4. JAMES KURIAN, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n5. KURIAN CHACKO, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n6. JOSEPH JOSEPH, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n7. V.N.KARTHIKEYAN, CONVENOR OF THE\n8. K.VSIVADAS, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n9. ABRAHAM VARKEY, CONVENOR OF THE\n10. SUNNY JOSEPH, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE\n11. A.B.SURENDRAN, AGED 45 YEARS,\n12. SOBHANA P.S., AGED 42 YEARS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KERALA,\n\n3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI.\n\n4. THE PROJECT OFFICER,\n\n5. IDUKKI DISTRICT PANCHAYAT,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :13\/07\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                            KURIAN JOSEPH J.\n\n                 ----------------------------------------------\n\n                       W.P.(C) No.6575 of 2004\n\n                 ----------------------------------------------\n\n                         Dated 13th  July,  2007.\n\n\n                              J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>             Petitioners   approached   this   Court   praying   for   a<\/p>\n<p>direction to the respondents 2 to 5 to release the rice due to the<\/p>\n<p>committees.  In view of the interim order dated 26.5.2004, in case<\/p>\n<p>the   petitioners   have   still   any   grievance   left,   they   may   approach<\/p>\n<p>the respondents 1 and 2.\n<\/p>\n<p>             The writ petition is disposed of as above.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                               KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>            KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">             O.P. NO.  OF  200<\/span><\/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 July, 2007.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Joseph Scaria vs Union Of India on 13 July, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 6575 of 2004(G) 1. JOSEPH SCARIA, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE &#8230; Petitioner 2. P.K.KOCHUMUHAMMED, CONVENOR OF THE 3. JAMES DOMINIC, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE 4. JAMES KURIAN, CONVENOR OF THE COMMITTEE 5. 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