IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17655 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ARUN E.ALEX, AGED 15 YEARS,REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER SUMOL C.G., W/O.ALEXANDAR T. AGED 40, GEO BHAVAN, KARINGOD PULAMON, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNADAS P. NAIR SRI.HARIDAS P.NAIR SMT.K.L.SREEKALA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, NEDUMKANDOM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, NEDUMKANDOM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PAMPADUMPARA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, UDUMBANCHOLA TLAUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.17655/2010-F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is studying in Std.X at Seventh- Day Adventist (SDA) Higher Secondary School, Karickom in Kollam District. For appearing for the S.S.L.C examination and for getting the certificate, the petitioner applied for the birth certificate before the first respondent as per Ext.P1. The petitioner thereafter produced his Live Birth Report along with Ext.P1 before the said respondent. Thereafter, a non-availability certificate was also enclosed, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P3. Exts.P4 and P5 are the other documents produced by the petitioner before the first respondent. 2. Later, the petitioner approached the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Idukki as per C.C.No.226/2009. The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has now passed an order as per Ext.P10 directing the petitioner to approach the concerned R.D.O for further remedy. Evidently, the birth has not been registered by the Panchayat so far. Therefore, it requires a permission from the R.D.O concerned which is revealed from Ext.P3. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that all the records have been forwarded by the W.P.(C). No.17655/2010 -:2:- Panchayat to the R.D.O concerned, namely, the fourth respondent herein. Accordingly, it is prayed that the fourth respondent may be directed to communicate the decision to the Panchayat within a short time. 4. For enabling the petitioner to get the date of birth registered and, then get the birth certificate in terms of the Rules, there will be a direction to the fourth respondent-R.D.O to take appropriate decision as enjoined by law and communicate the same to the Panchayat within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. Further action will be taken by the Registrar who is the Secretary of the Panchayat in terms of the directions of the R.D.O. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE