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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W.P.(C). No.6469 of 2025 --------------------------------------------

Dated this the 17^th day of March, 2025

JUDGMENT

The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 taking note of Ext.P3 notice. The petitioners are stamp vendors who have grievance regarding the e-payment system.

In view of the limited prayed made, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 taking note of Ext.P3, after hearing a representative of the petitioners, at the earliest, at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.

Sd/-

T.R. RAVI JUDGE Pn APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6469/2025 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED

29.4.2024 BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPUTERIZATION COMMITTEE OF THIS HON’BLE COURT Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THAT NOTICE NO.

HCKL/2998/2024-IT-TC2-HC KERALA (1) DATED

10.10.2024 Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE VC MEETINGS ON ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF STAMP VENDORS AMIDST THE TRANSACTION TO E-

PAYMENT AND THE PROPOSED COMMISSION PAYMENT SYSTEM HELD ON 22.10.2024 THROUGH GOOGLE MEET Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THAT REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER BEFORE THE CHIEF MINISTER WITH COPY TO RESPONDENT FOR THE FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE BASIS OF EXT.P3.