IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2009 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 6554 of 2009(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ JOB, S/O.PAILO, AGED 60 YEARS,VALAMKATTU HOUSE,C.M.C-21,CHERTHALA NORTH MURI OF CEHRTHALA NORTH VILLAGE,CHERTHALA.PO. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SAJEEV RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- THE REIGSTRAR,KERALA NURSES AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL, RED CROSS ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-35. ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ, SC, TCMC & KNMC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 6554 OF 2009 (L) ===================== Dated this the 27th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's daughter Smt.Shalby Job completed Nursing and Midwifery Course at S.H.School of Nursing, Green Gardens, Cherthala in the year 2000 and the respondent issued a Registration Certificate bearing No.17494. According to the petitioner, his daughter is presently in UK and he filed an application with the respondents requesting for a duplicate copy of the marklist and the Registration Certificate. Thereupon, the respondent issued Exts.P1 and P2, demanding the personal presence of Smt.Shalby Job. Though the petitioner filed Ext.P3 representation requesting to dispense with the personal presence of his daughter, that demand was reiterated and therefore, the writ petition is filed. 2. Sri.N.Reghuraj entered appearance on behalf of the respondent and has instructions in the matter. He submits that the respondent is willing to issue copy of the marklist. However, in so far as the Registration Certificate is concerned, it is stated that thus far, respondent has not issued any duplicate WPC 6554/09 :2 : Registration Certificate except without obtaining the personal presence of the applicant concerned. It is stated that they are insisting on the personal presence in order to ascertain the genuineness of the request in order to ensure that the duplicate certificate obtained is not misused. It is also submitted that to avoid inconvenience to the applicant, respondent is willing to schedule hearing on any day that the applicant can be personally present. 3. From the submissions made by the standing counsel, it is evident that their endeavour is only to avoid misuse of certificates, the bonafides of which cannot be doubted. The apprehension expressed by them cannot be brushed aside and this Court will not be justified in overruling the same and issue the duplicate copy of the certificate otherwise than in compliance with their practices. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions. (1) That the respondent shall, without any further delay, WPC 6554/09 :3 : issue copy of marklist of the petitioner's daughter Smt.Shalby Job. (2) In so far as the issue of duplicate copy of the Registration Certificate is concerned, it is directed that at any time the applicant is willing to present herself before the respondent, as undertaken by the respondent in this Court, they will schedule a hearing without any delay and thereafter consider and pass orders on the request for duplicate copy of the Registration Certificate. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp