IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2010 / 31ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20141 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.SIVASANKARA PILLAI, S/O.LATE GOVINDA PILLAI, ADVOCATE & NOTARY, KOLLAM TALUK, SREE VALSOM, T.D.TEMPLE ROAD, CUTCHERRY WARD, KOLLAM - 691 013. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LAW (COMPETENT AUTHORITY AS PER NOTARIES ACT AND RULES), CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY LAW (H) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (COMPETENT AUTHORITY AS PER NOTARIES ACT AND RULES). ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA FOR R1 R2 BY G.P.SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.20141 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Notary to whom a certificate to practice as a Notary has been issued by the Government of Kerala. The petitioner submitted an application for renewal of the certificate of practice. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being considered by the second respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the application for renewal of the certificate of practice was submitted by the petitioner beyond the time prescribed by the Act and Rules and therefore, the petitioner was directed to furnish his explanation for the delay for the purpose of considering his application for renewal of the certificate of practice. He submits that appropriate orders thereon would be passed expeditiously. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with 2 a direction to the second respondent to pass final orders on the petitioner's application for renewal of his certificate of practice as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd 3