{"id":90171,"date":"2006-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-v-j-justine-thomas-vs-the-government-of-kerala-on-20-november-2006"},"modified":"2015-03-16T12:06:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T06:36:53","slug":"mr-v-j-justine-thomas-vs-the-government-of-kerala-on-20-november-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mr-v-j-justine-thomas-vs-the-government-of-kerala-on-20-november-2006","title":{"rendered":"Mr.V.J.Justine Thomas vs The Government Of Kerala on 20 November, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mr.V.J.Justine Thomas vs The Government Of Kerala on 20 November, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 29943 of 2006(M)\n\n\n1. MR.V.J.JUSTINE THOMAS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. MR.M.L.VAMANAN,\n3. MR.ALPHY THOMAS PODUTHAS,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE UNION OF INDIA,\n\n3. COCHIN PORT TRUST,\n\n4. THE RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LTD.,\n\n5. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (L.A.),\n\n6. THE GENERAL MANAGER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC,RAILWAYS\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.V.K.BALI\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :20\/11\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n              V.K. BALI, C.J.   &amp;   S.SIRI JAGAN, J.\n\n                      -------------------------------\n\n                          W.P.(C) No. 29943 of 2006\n\n                       -------------------------------\n\n          Dated, this the   20th    day of  November,  2006\n\n\n                                JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>V.K.Bali,C.J.(Oral)<\/p>\n<p>       For   parity   of   reasons   given   in   our   judgment   in   W.P.(C)<\/p>\n<p>No.30141   of   2006,   judgment   whereof   has   been   pronounced<\/p>\n<p>today, this writ petition is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                        V.K. BALI,<\/p>\n<p>                                                    CHIEF JUSTICE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                      S.SIRI JAGAN,<\/p>\n<p>                                                               JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>vns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Mr.V.J.Justine Thomas vs The Government Of Kerala on 20 November, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 29943 of 2006(M) 1. MR.V.J.JUSTINE THOMAS, &#8230; Petitioner 2. MR.M.L.VAMANAN, 3. MR.ALPHY THOMAS PODUTHAS, Vs 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE UNION OF INDIA, 3. 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