IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 31088 of 2006(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- GIRISH K.NOCHULLI, S/O. RAJAN, KALLAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, NOCHULLI P.O., ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,PIN-678 702. BY ADV. SRI.U.MUHAMMED MUSTHAFA SRI.K.ABDUL JAWAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA ADVOCATES' CLERKS WELFARE FUND COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OOTHUKUZHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. KERALA ADVOCATE CLERKS ASSOCIATION, PALAKKAD UNIT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COURT COMPLEX, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMARAN R2 BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND R3 BY ADV.SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC.31088/06 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: NIL RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.31088 OF 2006 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Advocate. His complaint is that Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Stamps are not being released by the respective Advocates Clerks' Associations on the premise that the registered clerks of certain Advocates are defaulters in making contributions etc. In terms of the statutory provisions, Advocates' Clerks' Welfare Stamps have to be affixed in the vakalath nama. Therefore, advocates cannot be deprived of the supply of such stamps. In this context, while admitting this writ petition, an interim order was issued to all Advocates' Clerks' Associations in Kerala to sell such stamps on demand and payment by any Advocate until further orders. That interim order does complete justice to the situation and nothing further really survives for WPC.31088/06. 2 consideration. Accordingly, the said interim order is made absolute and the writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.12/04.