IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2011 / 31ST SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 3256 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- RAJAN @ KRISHNANUNNI, S/O.KARUPPAN, 63 YEARS, MANKUZHI HOUSE, MUNDAMUKHA AMSOM, NEDUNGOTTUR DESOM, SHORANUR, OTTAPALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND REFORMS OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (RR), OTTAPALAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR.GOVT.PLEADER SMT.M.J.RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.3256/10 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: PHOTOCOPY OF GIFT DEED NO.373/84 DT 3.2.1984 OF SRO OTTAPALAM. EXT.P2: PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO.CA 1562/09 DT. 5.12.2009 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 3256 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner says that his father had obtained jenmom right in respect of 18 cents of property in Sy.No.281/77 pursuant to the order passed by the Pattambi Land Tribunal in SM proceedings NO.23/77 dated 26/10/1977. It is stated that his father gifted him the property by gift deed No.373/84 dated 3/2/1984 of SRO, Ottappalam. According to the petitioner, his father lost/misplaced the purchase certificate, and therefore, he made an application for a duplicate copy of the purchase certificate. Although the issue of the purchase certificate has been confirmed by Ext.P2 certificate issued by the 1st respondent, a copy of the purchase certificate has not been issued so far. It is complaining of the above, the writ petition is filed. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that file could not be traced and that is why certificate could not be issued. In my view, that can be no reason and if the file is not available, authorities could have very well reconstructed the file. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 1st WPC No. 3256/10 :2 : respondent either to issue copy of the purchase certificate or issue a certificate enabling the petitioner to use the same in lieu of the copy of the purchase certificate applied for by the petitioner. This shall be done within 6 weeks. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp