IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22917 of 2008(C) -------------------------- 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 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.22917 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a licensed stamp vendor. His licence has been suspended for three months on charges of misconduct. The petitioner's appeal against the order imposing suspension has also been rejected by the Government. The petitioner is challenging Exts.P2, P3 and P6 orders which are the original and appellate orders imposing and upholding the suspension, in this writ petition. 2. From Ext.P2 order, I find that the following among other allegations were raised against the petitioner. W.P.(c)No.22917/08 2 W.P.(c)No.22917/08 3 The petitioner has not been able to satisfy me with any reliable material that the said findings in Ext.P2 are in any way unsustainable. The only penalty imposed on the petitioner for the said misconduct is suspension for three months, although those allegations were very serious which cannot be said to be excessive by any stretch of imagination. In the above circumstances, I do not find any merit in this writ petition and accordingly, the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.22917/08 4