IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2010 / 11TH ASHADHA 1932 WA.No. 790 of 2008(D) -------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.17250/2007 Dated 28/11/2007 .................... APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRAR OFFICE DEVIKULAM P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT PAINAVU POST, IDUKKI. BY ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL SRI.RENJITH THAMPAJN RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS: --------------------------------- 1. AJITH KUMAR,S/O. KARTHIKEYAN, KARTHIKA BHAVAN, KURATTIKKAD, MANNAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. SAJITH KUMAR,S/O. KARTHIKEYAN, KARTHIKA BHAVAN, KURATTIKKAD, MANNAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.SUKUMARAN SRI.S.SHYAM THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.N.Ravindran, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A. No.790 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, C.J. Aggrieved by the judgment dated 28th November, 2007 in W.P. (C) No.17250 of 2007 the respondents State and its officials have preferred the instant appeal. 2. By the impugned judgment, the learned Judge declared that Ext.P9 Circular issued by the State of Kerala instructing the Sub Registrar acting under the Registration Act not to entertain the documents presented for registration is illegal under the Registration Act. The issue, in our view, is no more res integra and covered by an earlier Division Bench judgment of this Court reported in Selvan v. State of Kerala (2010 (1) KLT 508. In the circumstances, for the same reasons assigned in the abovementioned reported decision, this writ appeal is also dismissed at the admission stage. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice P.N.Ravindran, Judge vns