IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN THURSDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2007 / 21ST PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 22975 of 2006(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.G. MURALEEDHARAN, S/O.LATE GOVINDAN, AGED 54, EXCISE GUARD, EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, KALIKAV P.O., VANDUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. 2. THE ADDL.D.G.P., GROUP CENTRE, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, KESHAVGIRI P.O., HYDERABAD-5. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE TRIVANDRUM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.JOHN VARGHESE, ASSISTANT SG R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. BIJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J. ----------------------------- WP(C)No. 22975 OF 2006 ----------------------------- Dated this the 11th January, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner entered service as a Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force. Subsequently he joined duty as Excise Guard in the service of the Government of Kerala. He had filed an application for the issuance of service certificate to the second respondent. Complaining that he did not receive any reply to the request made, this writ petition has been filed praying for a direction to the second respondent to issue a duplicate or a true copy of the service certificate. 2. Respondents 1 and 2 have filed counter affidavit. In paragraph 9 of the counter affidavit the following statements are made:- "The grounds raised in the writ petition are without any merit. On scrutiny of old records available in the office of the respondent No:2, it is evident that the petitioner was issued with a Certificate of Service in prescribed Proforam (CRPF-26) by the office of the respondent No:2 on 30.6.1981 and office copy of the same is also available in his service book. Since office copy of above said Certificate of Service is available in records, the case of petitioner is once again being considered by the office of respondent No:2 for issue of duplicate copy of Certificate of Service, which was earlier issued from the office of respondent No:2." 3. It is submitted on behalf of respondents 1 and 2 WPC 22975/2006 2 that the request said to have been made by the petitioner has not been received. 4. Whatever that be, in the light of the stand taken by the respondents in paragraph 9 of the counter affidavit there shall be an order directing the second respondent to issue a duplicate copy of Ext.P1 Service Certificate to the petitioner within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. K.K.DENESAN Judge jj