IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI MONDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 26TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 6469 OF 2025 PETITIONERS:

1 ABDUL NAZAR.N.K AGED 60 YEARS S/O. KUNHI MUHAMMED NAMBIKUNHILATH HOUSE, STAMP VENDOR, PERINJANAM.P.O TRISSUR (SECRETARY, KERALA STATE STAMP VENDOR’S ASSOCIATION), PIN - 680686

2 M.R.PADMANABHAN AGED 73 YEARS S/O. M.S.RAMAYYAN, 41/7/2B SARANAM C.P.UMMAR ROAD, KOCHI (STAMP VENDOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA), PIN - 682031

3 PRABHAKARAN. T.C AGED 64 YEARS S/O. GOPALANKUTTY NAIR, PRASADAM KUTHIRAVATTOM.P.O., KOZHIKODE (STAMP VENDOR, KOZHIKODE)., PIN - 673016 BY ADVS.

M.S.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR ELIZEBATH GEORGE SATHY C.B.

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001 SRI.P.K.BABU, SPL.GOVT.PLEADER (FINANCE)

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

T.R. RAVI, J.

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Dated this the 17^th day of March, 2025

JUDGMENT

The prayer in the writ petition is for a