{"id":82448,"date":"2009-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-director-general-of-posts-vs-sri-v-p-damodaran-nambiar-on-28-january-2009"},"modified":"2014-05-27T11:57:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T06:27:28","slug":"the-director-general-of-posts-vs-sri-v-p-damodaran-nambiar-on-28-january-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-director-general-of-posts-vs-sri-v-p-damodaran-nambiar-on-28-january-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Director General Of Posts vs Sri.V.P.Damodaran Nambiar &#8230; on 28 January, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Director General Of Posts vs Sri.V.P.Damodaran Nambiar &#8230; on 28 January, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 13758 of 2006(S)\n\n\n1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL,\n3. THE DIRECTOR OF POSTAL SERVICES (HQ),\n4. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. SRI.V.P.DAMODARAN NAMBIAR POSTMASTER\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.JOHN VARGHESE, ASSISTANT SG\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.O.V.RADHAKRISHNAN (SR.)\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.SURENDRA MOHAN\n\n Dated :28\/01\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                       K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR &amp;<\/p>\n<p>                       K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>                   &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>                   W.P.(C) NOS. 13758 &amp; 13827\/2006<\/p>\n<p>                   &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>                        Dated 28th January, 2009.\n<\/p>\n<p>                               JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>Balakrishnan Nair, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>     The point raised by the petitioners herein is covered by the judgment<\/p>\n<p>in W.P. (C) No.13757\/2006, which, we have disposed of today.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, these writ petitions are also dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>                               K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE.<\/p>\n<p>                               K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>nm\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court The Director General Of Posts vs Sri.V.P.Damodaran Nambiar &#8230; on 28 January, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 13758 of 2006(S) 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POSTS, &#8230; Petitioner 2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, 3. THE DIRECTOR OF POSTAL SERVICES (HQ), 4. 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