Kerala High Court
Google Llc vs State Of Kerala on 3 December, 2024
Author: C.S.Dias
Bench: C.S.Dias
WP(C) No.15238/2024 1/1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS
Tuesday, the 3rd day of December 2024 / 12th Agrahayana, 1946
WP(C) NO. 15238 OF 2024(D)
PETITIONER:
GOOGLE LLC 1600, AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, 94043,
USA. REPRESENTED BY ITS CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
HOLDER, MS. PREETIKA KASHYAP, PIN - 94043
RESPONDENTS:
1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
2. FR. JOBY K ANTONY, VIA NARNI 29, 00181, ITALY, ALSO AT MARYMATHA
PROVINCIAL HOUSE, ANGAMALY, KERALA, INDIA, PIN - 683573
3. MICHAEL PRABHU METAMORPHOSE, #12, DAWN APARTMENTS, 22, LEITH CASTLE
SOUTH STREET, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, PIN - 600028
4. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS
AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS NIKETAN, 6,
CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110003
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to stay the effect and operations Exhibit P1 Impugned Order dated
April 5, 2023 and Exhibit P2 Impugned Order dated August 9, 2023 passed by
Respondent No.1, pending disposal of the Writ Petition.
This petition again coming on for orders upon perusing the petition
and the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and this court's order dated
03.10.2024 and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR,
K.JOHN MATHAI, KURYAN THOMAS, JOSON MANAVALAN, RAJA KANNAN, PAULOSE C.
ABRAHAM & JAI MOHAN, Advocates for the petitioner, GOVERNMENT PLEADER for
respondent 1, M/S.KARTHIKA MARIA & NAVYA SEBY, Advocates for respondent 2
and of CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL for respondent 4, the court passed the
following:
ORDER
The respondents seek time to file counter affidavits. The interim order dated 11.04.2024 is extended by four months.
Sd/- C.S.DIAS, JUDGE 03-12-2024 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar