Court : Kerala
Decided on : Jan-15-1974
Reported in : 1975CriLJ1372
ORDERGeorge Vadakkel, J.1. The petitioner prays for a declaration that his arrest on 14-12-1973 and detention thereafter are illegal, and for a further direction by this Court to release him forthwith. In connection with some irregularities alleged to have been done by the petitioner in his business as an authorised retail distributor of rationed articles, the District Supply Officer initiated certain proceedings Under the Kerala Rationing Order, 1966, against the petitioner. Exts. P-3 to P-5 and P-8 and P-9 evidence those proceedings which are still pending. The District Supply Officer informed the police also of the matter and the latter has registered a crime case against the petitioner under Sections 408 and 477A of Indian Penal Code, Ext. P-6 is the First Information Report. Ext. P-7 order shows that the petitioner was enlarged on bail on 12-12-1973. In the meanwhile, the District Supply Officer had on 13-11-1973 informed the 2nd respondent also of these irregularities. Based on t...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Kerala
Decided on : Mar-25-1974
Reported in : AIR1975Ker158
ORDERM.U. Isaac, J.1. The petitioner was a ore-degree student of the Newman College. Thodupuzha. He sat for the University examination held in April-May 1972 at that college. On 6-6-1972. when he was writing Mathematics Paper I the invigilators detected the petitioner committing malpractice. They reported the matter to the Chief Superintendent, who immediately came to the scene, and took the petitioner's answer book into custody; but the petitioner ran away with the paper from which he was copying. The Chief Superintendent appointed the third respondent, who is the Professor of Chemistry in that college, to enquire into the above misconduct. The third respondent framed charges against the petitioner and issued a notice Ext. R-l dated 9-8-1972. calling upon the petitioner to submit his explanation, and show cause why he should not be punished. The petitioner submitted an explanation Ext. R-2 dated 14-8-1972 denying the charges, and requesting that he may be allowed to engage a lawyer to...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Kerala
Decided on : Sep-05-1974
Reported in : (1976)ILLJ114Ker
Subramonian Poti, J.1. These writ appeals arise from the judgments in O.P. 1940 of 1974, 1951 of 1974 and 2025 of 1974. The original petitions were disposed of by a common judgment along with a number of other petitions where in also the same questions arose. The appeals before us have been referred by a Division Bench of this Court for hearing by a Full Bench in view of the importance of the questions raised. Three minimum wage notifications in regard to employees in tea and rubber, coffee and cardamom plantations in the State are under challenge. In O.P. 1940 of 1974 the petitioner challenged the notification Ext. P20 which concerned the revision of minimum wages for employees in tea and rubber plantations. O.P. 1951 of 1974 concerned the minimum wage revision regarding cardamom that being the notification under Ext, P22 in O.P. 1940 of 1974. In O.P. 2025 of 1974 the petitioner was concerned with the challenge to the fixation of minimum wages in regard to coffee, the notification bei...
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