IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27743 of 2009(K) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER : --------------------- NELLOOR MATHEW, S/O.MATHAI, AGED 70 YEARS, ADVOCATE, NELLOOR HOUSE, PERUMPALLOOR P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.J.KURIACHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE LAW SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MR.JOBISON JACOB, S/O.JACOB, AGED 33 YEARS, KALLOORKUNNEL HOUSE, EZHALLOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SANJEETHA R2 BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: RKM WP(C).No. 27743 of 2009(K) ------------------------------------------- APPENDIX P1 : COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.26074/II4/2007/LAW DATED 26.05.2005. P2 : COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PRACTICE. P3 : COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 03.10.2008. P4 : COPY OF WRITTEN OBJECTION DATED 20.11.2008. P5 : COPY OF ORDER, G.O.(RT) NO.811/09-LAW DATED 10.09.2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE RKM ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).27743/2009 .............................................. Dated this the 16th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner, an advocate was appointed as a Notary Public. On a complaint made by the second respondent, the first respondent issued Ext.P5 order dated 10.9.2009 suspending the petitioner's certificate of practice as a Notary public for a period of one year from the date of the order. It was challenging Ext.P5, the writ petition was filed. 2. Although the writ petition was admitted, by lapse of time, the period of suspension itself is over and in that view of the matter, the challenge at this distance of time, has virtually become infructuous. 3. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the genuineness of the documents, the attestation of which led to the complaint of the second respondent is the subject matter of a Civil Suit and that in the event the petitoiner's contentions are upheld, he may be given liberty to claim damages. 4. It is made clear that in the event, the petitioner is otherwise W.P.(C).27743/09 2 entitled, it will be open to him to seek appropriate relief and dismissal of the writ petition will not stand in the way of the petitioner. With the above clarification, the writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs /true copy/ P.A. To Judge