The petitioner, whose application under Article 226 of the Constitution (W.P. No. 1181 of 1956) was dismissed, applied for a certified copy of the judgment to prefer an appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent. The judgment in that case was delivered on nth March, 1958, and the petitioner’s application for a copy C.D.No. 1813 of 1958, was preferred on 14th March, 1958. The requisite stamp papers were called for by the office on 30th June, 1958 by a notice affixed to the notice-board of the office. That notice directed that the copy stamps called for should be furnished within three days. The petitioner did not furnish those copy stamps and so C. D. No. 1813 of 1958 was struck off on 4th July, 1958. The present application, C.M.P. No. 4187 of 1958, was presented as a verified petition. The relief asked for was to restore C.D. No. 1813 of 1958, to file and to direct that a certified copy of the judgment in W.P. No. 1181 of 1956, be furnished to the petitioner.

I ordered notice of this application to the Additional Government Pleader, who represented the respondents in W.P. No. 1181 of 1956.

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