IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.BASANT FRIDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2007 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 6084 of 2007() ------------------------ CC.32/2006 of C.J.M.PALAKKAD .................... PETITIONER: ------------ P.G.VIGNARAJAN, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O.LATE SRI GOPALAN, PULIMOOTTIL HOUSE, NO.1.272, G.C.D.A. ROAD, THOTTAKKATTUKARA P.O. ALUVA. ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANU SRI.S.K.PREMRAJ SRI.ANOOP JOSEPH SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR SRI.ABHILASH AKBAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CB CID, PALAKKAD. BY G.P. SRI.GIKKU JACOB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: R. BASANT, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 6084 OF 2007-Y ------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT The short grievance of the petitioner is that a colour photostat copy of a crucial document is not being furnished to him by the Magistrate on the plea that colour photostat copier is not available in the court. In the circumstances of this case, I am satisfied that the petitioner's request is absolutely justified. If the court does not have the colour photostat copier, certainly the court can get the same taken from a place where the facility is available and furnish the copy of the document to the petitioner as prayed for. In the circumstances of this case where the court is satisfied of the genuineness and the acceptability of the prayer for colour photostat copy, I find no reason why such request should not be granted. 2. The court below, after observing all the requisite safeguards, shall ensure that the colour photostat copy of the document is taken at the expense of the petitioner and W.P.(C) NO. 6084 OF 2007-Y -: 2 :- furnished to him in accordance with law. The returned application shall be re-presented by the petitioner and thereupon the same shall be complied with by the court. 3. With the above observations, this writ petition is allowed in part. Sd/- (R. BASANT, JUDGE) Nan/ //true copy// P.S. to Judge