IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2008 / 17TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22471 of 2005(A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS/ RESPONDENTS: --------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENERAL), DISTRICT REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRY OFFICE, VELLARADA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW. RESPONDENTS/ COMPLAINANT: ----------------------------------------------- 1. ARULAPPAN, KRISHNA BUILDINGS, KILLIYUR, VELLARADA VILLAGE,NEYYATTINKARA. 2. THE KERALA LOK AYUKTHA, LEGISLATURE COMPLEX, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM 35. ADV. SRI.D.SAJEEV FOR R1. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.22471/2005-A: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: ORDER NO. U.V-2836/03 DTD. 21/04/04 OF THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT NO. 992/04 BEFORE THE KERALA LOK AYUKTA. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 13/05/03 OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 29/11/03 FROM ARULAPPAN TO THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, TRIVANDRUM. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 28/10/04 OF THE KERALA LOK AYUKTA. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 31/03/02 IN O.P. NO. 32858/01. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22471 OF 2005 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T Challenge is on Exhibit P5 order passed by the Lok Ayukta. The remedy open to the first respondent is to approach the District Court under Section 45B of the Kerala Stamp Act. Exhibit P5 is hence quashed with liberty to the first respondent to pursue his appellate remedy within a period of one month from today. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 22471 OF 2005 J U D G M E N T 08.08.2008