IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2010 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34529 of 2010(M) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- RAVEENDRAN KALPATHODI, S/O. K.NARAYANAN NAIR, TRIVENI HOUSE, THRIKALANGODE, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES (E), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 34529 of 2010 M ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 7th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as a Scribe in the office of a document writer. Ext.P1 issued on 02-07-2002 is the licence granted to him. The Kerala Document Writers' Licence Rules, 1960 was amended with effect from 07-09-2000, providing minimum qualification of SSLC for granting licence. Subsequently, Ext.P2 notification was issued, enabling the Scribes, who were licenced till 07-09-2000 to appear for the examination, however, relaxing the qualification of SSLC. For the reason that the petitioner's Scribe licence was granted only on 02-07-2002, he is ineligible for the benefit of Ext.P2. 2. It is in these circumstances, this writ petition has been filed, seeking to quash Ext.P2 to the extent the cut off date on 07-09-2000 has been prescribed. Petitioner also seeks to quash Ext.P5, whereby his request for permitting him to appear for the examination has been rejected. W.P.(C) No.34529/10 : 2 : Consequently, he also seeks a direction to the respondent to admit him for the test scheduled in pursuance to Ext.P2. 3. The fate of this litigation will depend upon the validity of the cut off date 07-09-2000 prescribed in Ext.P2 and if the said date is not an irrational one and is upheld, petitioner cannot seek any relief in this writ petition. Therefore, case was adjourned with a direction to the learned Government Pleader to obtain instructions about the relevance of the date 07-09-2000 prescribed in Ext.P2. Accordingly, learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions and submits that, with effect from 07-09-2000, the aforesaid Rules were amended and the educational qualifications were introduced to be licenced as a document writer. It is stated that it was therefore that the Government have decided to relax the qualifications for Scribes who were licenced as on 07-09-2000. 4. In my view, having regard to the facts disclosed by the learned Government Pleader, it cannot be said that the W.P.(C) No.34529/10 : 3 : date 07-09-2000 is an irrational one to be called arbitrary and interfered with by this Court in this writ petition. Writ petition fails and it is dismissed. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge