IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16690 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DAMODARAN MOHANAN, PADISSERIL, KOCHUTHOVALA, (IDA.133 AND ISA.67), KATTAPPANA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.K.JAGADEESH SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, IDUKKI. 4. THE SUB REGISTRAR, UDUMPANCHOLA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.16690 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a licensed document writer. By Ext.P3 order his licence has been suspended under Section 31B of the Kerala Document Writers Licensing Rules,1960. Since, according to the petitioner, against that order an appeal lies to the Inspector General of Registration, he filed Ext.P4 appeal. By Ext.P5, the Registration Inspector General informed the petitioner that the appeal lies before the Government under Rule 33 of the Rules. Although the petitioner would dispute the legal position, now he seeks permission to file an appeal before the Government along with a stay petition. He further seeks a direction to the Government to consider such appeal on merits even if beyond the period of limitation in view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: w.p.c.16690/08 2 If the petitioner files an appeal before the Government along with a stay petition and a certified copy of this judgment within two weeks, the Government shall consider the same on merits notwithstanding the fact that the period of limitation is over and pass appropriate orders thereon. If the petitioner files stay application, the same shall be considered and disposed of within one week from the date of filing of the stay petition. sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE