IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO.22932 OF 2011 SHASHIKANT, S/O SRI ARUN KUMAR C/O DEVENDRA SINGH, EAST INDIRA NAGAR NEAR RASHMI RATHY GAS GODOWN, HOUSE NO. 851/2, PATNA 20. VERSUS 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SHIPPING MASTER GOVERNMENT SHIPPING OFFICE MARINE HOUSE HOSTING KOLKATA 22. 2. MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGH WAYS DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING, THOUGH ITS SECRETARY NEW DELHI 3. SHIPPING MASTER, GOVERNMENT SHIPPING OFFICE, MARINE HOUSE HOSTING KOLKATTA 4. DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING, JAHAJ BHAVAN, BALCHAND HIRCHANG, MARG MUMBAI 5. GOODLUCK COURIER SERVICE THROUGH ITS CHIEF CONSIGNING AGENT SHOP NO. 09, GHOSH LANE GENERAL MANAGER ROAD, PATNA 6. AJAY KUMAR AGENT GOOD LUCK COURIER SERVICES BIRLA MANDIR ROAD SABZIBAGH 7. M.V.MELLOW WIND BUNHARD SHULTE SHIP MANAGEMENT PVT LTD THROUGH ITS MD 401 OLYMPIC HIRABANDHI GARDENS POWI MUMBAI, 400 076. ---------------------------------- 2 23.12.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. The petitioner prays for directing the respondents to issue him duplicate certificate in respect of ‘Continuous Discharge Certificate cum Seabare’s identity document’ bearing CDC No. CH 16081 issued by Shipping Master, Government Shipping office, Marine House Hasting Kolkata, 70022 dated 30.8.2011 (in Hindi called Satete Unmochan Praman Patra) under Rule 8 in the name of Prashant Kumar, the brother of the petitioner. The petitioner submits that his brother Prashant Kumar is employed with respondent no.7, a Shipping company since long. At the moment, he is on voyage on the ship. From time to time, documents of voyage granted 2 by respondent nos. 2 and 3 are renewed so that he may continue with his voyage vide No. CH.16081. The petitioner sent the relevant documents to the office of respondent no.7 at Mumbai through Goodluck Courier Services, respondent no.5. On enquiry, it transpired that the Courier company has not delivered the relevant documents. The Company is now saying that the consignment has been lost. The petitioner requested the Shipping Master, Government Shipping Office, respondent no.3 to send duplicate documents of ‘Continuous Discharge Certificate cum Seabare’s identity document’ bearing CDC No. CH 16081 issued by Shipping Master, Government Shipping office, Marine House Hasting Kolkata, 70022 dated 30.8.2011 (in Hindi called State Unmochan Praman Patra) under Rule 8 in the name of Prashant Kumar. In the facts and circumstances of the case, respondent no. 3 is directed to issue the said duplicate certificate in the name of brother of the petitioner and to hand it over to the petitioner. The writ petition is thus disposed of. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)