HIGH COURT QF CHHATTISGARH AT BIIASPUR PETmONER RESPONDENTS WRTT PETITION CQ No. 4182 of2008 Anjay Kumar Smha S/o J.P.Sinha, aged about 48 yeare, Advocate Praoticing sf, Tahsa Court Bagicha, R/o Raikera, Bagieha, District - Jashpur(G.G.) . . VERSUS . 1. The State of Chhattisgarh, Ihrou^i SecTetary, DepaftmfintofLawandLegaiAffinrSiD.K.S.; Bhawaa,Raipu^(C.G.) ? 2. Additional Seeretmy, DepartmuMit <rf Law & ' Legal Aftos,D.K.S. iaiawan.sRaipur (©.©.)L 3. District & Sessions Judge, Jashpur, ISisttict Jashpur (G.G.) ; 4. Punam Chand iMteari S/q Kailash Soai,;^ged 49 yeais, Presidait Bar A^ociation, Bagieha, R/o Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.) ; 5. Ramadhar Gupta S/o Kaleshwar 8a6, aged about 38 years, R/o Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.)'. ,• ,,,..,. ^...-.. - . WRIT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon'Ue Shri Satish K. AsButotel.J. Present: Shri A.K.Prasad, Advocate fiM-the.petitioner. Shri Vmay Harit, Deputy Advocate Geneial fiM'ths State/ ; respoiideutNo. 1 and2. • Sliri AN.Pandey, Advocate forlfae Caveator/resppndeHt NQ. 5. ORALOMWBR (Passedttn018tdayofAugust,2008); This petition seeks a dlrection to qu^i fee unpugied order dated 5.6.2008 (Annexure P/l) whereby, one Ramadhar Gupta has been appointedasNotaryPublicmBagichaTehsil.Eurttier,adireetiontothe respoadent authorities to appoint the petitioner as Notary Public for Kansabel Tehsil, firomthe panel list sent by the Tefasil Bar Association, 1. ^w. 2. The principal contention ofleamed counsel appearing for the petitioner is Ihat tiie Additional Secretary, Uw and Legislative Affatrs DepMtment, in his c<Mmminieation dated 21.04.2008 (Annean-eP/3), to tfafi District and Sessions Judge, Jashpur, called-upon theDistEictJudge t'm 2008:CGHC:3879 l^nit 4. ^w. 6. -2- • . to subnut a panel of advocates wherem, against one post, fhae should be minimum four names. Tbe District Judge, Jashpur has sart a paael of eight advoeates. Thus, it is contraryto Ihe requiremait. SetxaxUys sgme of Ihe advoeates practicing at Kansabel are manbers of Ba^cha Bar Assoeiation, Ifaerefore, panet should be sent for Kat»abel&om Bagicha Bar Association only. , , , . -.. :. ^. :....: •~: -.s. :.:. .w ^ Boththe contention ofthe leamed counsel fur the petitioner are nQtedto be disinissed, firstly on the ground that requireaMent was tp sait a panel ofminimum fbur names ofthe advocates and not onljfetfour aaaes; •VS.!- .-^ .- — Panel cnisisting of eight advocates is neitfier cffliteary to Ae role nor mstructions. With regard to second contention that tfae petitioner be considered for appomtment for KansabetTehsil, no'tUrection can be issued as the District Judge, Jashpur may have sent a.paaael ofadvocates for Kansabel also. At this stage, no direction can be issued to send panel for Kanwbet and appoint the petitioner as Notary Public for Kaasabel, wifhout consideration. Even otherwise, the petitioner h®n®right to be appointed as NotaryPublic in aiy oftiis Tehsils. 'IMaisforte Disttict Judge to select and reeommend the name ofthe advocates to flie Stale Govemment for appomtment as Nptary Public, as it requires eommitmfintandpublicconfidence. . • ; „ . In view of fhe foregomg, this petition is dianissed being devoid of merit. No order asto costs. ' ::• Cansequently, I.A. No. 1, applicatiou for g-ant ofistaim reBeC dso stands disposedo£ ^—————~^~ — i: SatishK.Agnihotri Judge "l'!""i1-i l:!l- 2008:CGHC:3879