A. V. Thomas & Co., Ltd., Alleppey vs The Commissioner Of ... on 25 October, 1962
19. To buttress the above contention, learned counsel for the
petitioner relied on the decision of this Court in Thomas A.V. v. State of
Kerala and Others (2013 KHC 672). That was a case wherein
prosecution was initiated against the office bearers of Kerala Cricket
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Association regarding the purchase of land for construction of a stadium.
It was alleged that, suppressing the actual price and showing higher
price, office bearers caused loss to the Association and thereby misused
their official position. Petitioner herein, who was a lawyer was also the
Legal Advisor of the Kerala Cricket Association. He was also arrayed as
an accused on the ground that, he had given legal opinion on the
genuineness of the title deed and that, he had participated in the stadium
committee meeting as a special invitee.