IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2008 / 11TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26478 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BAIJU, AGED S/O.DAMODARAN, PUTHENKUDIYIL, THOTTAKATTUKARA P.O., ALUVA WEST VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF JAIL, CENTRAL PRISON, VIYYUR, THRISSUR. 2. THE SUB REGISTRAR, THRISSUR SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, CHEMBUKAVU, THRISSUR. 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, CHERPU S.R.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.26478 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a convict who is lodged in the 1st respondent's jail. The conviction is under the Negotiable Instruments Act for offenses under Section 138 thereof. In order to pay off the amounts due under the cheque in question, the petitioner wants to sell some of his properties. Since he is in jail, he is not in a position to go to the Sub Registrar's office to execute the sale deed. In such circumstances, the only way he can get the sale deed executed and registered is either by getting the 1st respondent to take the petitioner over to the Sub Registrar's office or to bring down the Sub Registrar to the jail for the purpose. Therefore, the petitioner seeks appropriate reliefs in that regard. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Since in two similar writ petitions I had directed the jail authorities to make appropriate arrangements to get documents executed and registered at the jail, I am inclined to 2 give the petitioner also similar relief in this writ petition. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: Somebody, on behalf of the petitioner shall complete all formalities required for getting the sale deed executed and registered at the 1st respondent's jail by bringing the concerned Sub Registrar to the jail premises after giving advance intimation of the date of registration to the 1st respondent. The 1st respondent shall make all necessary arrangements for the Registrar to complete registration of the sale deed at the jail on the date fixed and notified as above. I make it clear that the photograph of the petitioner and his thump impression along the photograph and thump impression of the purchaser shall be affixed in the sale deed as required under law. It would be open to the 1st respondent to insist on appropriate identification of all concerned for this purpose. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 3