IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 35543 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOY BHASKAR,ADVOCATE,JESSY HUT, SIVAGIRI JUNCTION, VARKALA. BY ADV. SRI.SUBHASH CYRIAC RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY LAW SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ADDITIONAL LAW SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, LAW SECTION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JOINT SECRETARY, LAW (H) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.35543/2009-K ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the delay in disposal of his application for appointment as a Notary under the relevant Rules. 2. The petitioner submitted a memorial to the Law (H) Department on 21/07/1998. Preliminary action was taken which is evidenced by Ext.P1. It is further submitted that local enquiry and inspection was conducted on 15/10/2004. 3. Aggrieved by the appointment of several other applicants who had applied simultaneously and denial of appointment to the petitioner, this writ petition has been filed. 4. Ext.P4 is the reply given by the State Public Information Officer of the State Law (H) Department to the petitioner. Going by paragraph (i) therein, it is clear that the application submitted by the petitioner is still pending and a report has been submitted by the Bar Council of Kerala on 27/10/1998. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that appointments are being granted to later applicants and the same is discriminatory. W.P.(C). No.35543/2009 -:2:- 6. There will be a direction to the respondents to consider the application submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate final order within a period of two months and inform the result to the petitioner accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE