{"id":8049,"date":"2009-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/joshi-mani-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2009"},"modified":"2016-01-03T01:22:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T19:52:15","slug":"joshi-mani-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/joshi-mani-vs-state-of-kerala-on-11-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Joshi Mani vs State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Joshi Mani vs State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 16417 of 2008(D)\n\n\n1. JOSHI MANI, AGED 34 YEARS, S\/O  MANI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n\n3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER,\n\n4. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE,\n\n5. THE MADHYA NIRODHANA SAMITHI,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.C.THOMAS (SR.)\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.GEORGE SEBASTIAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :11\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                           S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>                    ==================<\/p>\n<p>                     W.P(C).No.16417 of 2008<\/p>\n<p>                    ==================<\/p>\n<p>              Dated this the 11th day of August, 2009<\/p>\n<p>                           J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>      Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this writ petition<\/p>\n<p>has become infructuous. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as<\/p>\n<p>infructuous.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                          Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>sdk+                                            S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>         \/\/\/True copy\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>                            P.A. to Judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Joshi Mani vs State Of Kerala on 11 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 16417 of 2008(D) 1. JOSHI MANI, AGED 34 YEARS, S\/O MANI, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, 3. THE ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, 4. 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