IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11335 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SANTHOSH KORAMANGALAM, SRO STAMP VENDER, MATHAMANGALAM SUB REGISTRAR OFFICE, MATHAMANGALAM, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ RESPONDENT: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TAX, KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TREASURY DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, KANNUR. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 5. DISTRICT REGISTRAR AT THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT. 6. THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE, FOR APPOINTMENT OF STAMP VENDOR, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, KANNUR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C).NO.11335 OF 2010 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a stamp vendor in the Office of the Sub Registrar's Office, Mathamangalam in Kannur District. Earlier his father T.K. Ganapathy was the licensed stamp vendor. He died on 30/12/2004. Petitioner was appointed as a licensee on 28/12/05. The same is evidenced by Ext.P3 order. 2. Petitioner is included in the rank list for the post of HSST (Malayalam - Junior), which came into force on 17/2/2009 and is seeking voluntary retirement from vendorship. Petitioner seeks for appointment of his wife under clause 35(16) of the Kerala Manufacture and Sale of Stamp Rules as a stamp vendor. The said rule provides preference for appointment of legal heirs of a voluntarily retired licensee. Petitioner has filed Ext.P6 representation along with the required fee before the 3rd respondent seeking appropriate orders. -2- W.P.(C).No.11335/2010 3. There will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to take a decision on Ext.P6, after considering Ext.P5 G.O, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner will produce copy of the writ petition along with copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent for compliance. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. kcv.