IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2009 / 25TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 29123 of 2006(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- (V.RAVISANKAR) U.RAVISANKAR, (*) ADVOCATE, NALANDA, THIRUVANATH TEMPLE ROAD, NOW RESIDING AT `SHIVANJALI', AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR. (*)(INITIAL OF THE PETITIONER IS CORRECTED AS PER ORDER DT.11.7.2007 IN I.A. NO.9294/2007.) BY ADV. SRI.K.A.ABRAHAM SRI.BIJU MARTIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE LAW SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.MATHEW VADAKEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: PHOTOCOPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER R2 ON 16.2.99. P2: PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER DT.17.3.99. P3: PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER DT.21.10.2004. P4: PHOTOCOPY OF PAPER PUBLICATION IN MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT.22.10.2006. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R2(a): THE LIST CONTAINING THE DETAILS OF THE NOTARIES MENITONED IN EXT.P4. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.29123 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 16th day of July, 2009. JUDGMENT The prayer in the W.P. is for direction to the State to consider petitioner for appointment as Notary in Thrissur. Government Pleader produced Division Bench judgment of this court in W.P.(C) No.17061/2003 and connected cases wherein the Division Bench has upheld the validity of Government Orders fixing number of Notaries to be appointed by the State Government in the State at 750. Government Pleader submitted that as of now there is full strength of Notaries in the State. In the circumstances, W.P. is disposed of leaving freedom to the petitioner to apply for the post as and when it arises in the area next. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms