N.V. ANJARIA, J.

1. The petitioner has challenged order dated 3rd December, 2014 whereby his certificate to practice as Notary came to be cancelled and he was permanently debarred from practicing as Notary.

2. The petitioner entered the roll of the Bar Council of Gujarat in December, 1984, came to be appointed as Notary by the Government of Gujarat and granted certificate to practice dated 05th July, 2002. A complaint came to be lodged against the petitioner on 24th March, 2014 in which it was alleged that the petitioner notarized a power-of-attorney dated 28th January, 2008 of one Maniben in favour of one Ramdevbhai Sukabhai Modhvadiya, which was a fraudulent document. The complainant stated that said Maniben impersonated his mother who had died on 08th March, 1989 and even succession of entry of hers was certified on 07th July, 2002. A notice dated 3rd May, 2014 came to be thereupon issued to the petitioner by the Deputy Secretary, Legal Department calling for petitioner’s explanation. Petitioner filed written reply dated 12th May, 2014. The competent authority in his inquiry report dated 21st November, 2014 concluded that the petitioner-Notary had committed a serious mis