Judgment :- 1. The prayer in the writ petition is ‘to issue a writ of mandamus or any other order or direction in the nature of a writ of mandamus directing the Registrar of the High Court, Madras to provide facilities for matters to be typed in the High Court premises for Junior Advocates and for those Advocates who do not have facilities to employ their own typists. ..’ 2. When the writ petition came up for admission. I ordered notice to issue to Mr. R. Gandhi. President of the Advocates Association, Madras. 3. After going through the files of the High Court with regard to allotment of space to the job typists, I find that this practice has been in existence for a long time in the Advocates Association, and, as such, I gave a draft of Rules to Mr. Gandhi, learned Senior Counsel to be accepted by the petitioner as well as by others. Today Mr. R. Gandhi, learned Senior Counsel, Mr. Chandru, Mr. Antony Xavier, and other Advocates who are interested to have the system of job-typists employed, have agreed to the system to be followed. Mr. R. Gandhi has provided me with a list of nearly one hundred typists permitted to do the typing work in the High Court premises and a copy of the ‘form of licence for typists in High Court Building’ to be furnished to the job-typists. 4. Accordingly, typists shall be allowed to work as job typists in the High Court premises on issue of a licence on the following conditions: (a) All persons who are desirous of doing the typing work for Advocates in the High Court premises shall make an application to the Secretaries of the Advocates Association for that purpose; (b) The Secretaries of the Association on being satisfied that the application may be granted shall forward the same to the Registrar, High Court, Madras. (c) The Secretaries shall issue a licence to the Typist duly countersigned by the Registrar, specifying the place where he is permitted to work and such other conditions as may be prescribed; (d) The licencee should ensure proper and decent behaviour; (e) The licencee shall have the typewriter table and machine only in the place allotted to him/her; (f) The licencee shall not be a source of obstruction in the corridors of the High Court; (g) The licence is not transferable. The licensee should not engage anybody on daily wage basis, or on contract to type in the machine belonging to him/her; (h) The licencee shall keep a dust bin and see the surroundings are kept clean; (i) The licencee shall not charge more than the amount fixed or stipulated by the Secretaries of the Advocates Association; (j) The licencee shall alone be responsible for the safe-custody of the typewriter and the furniture; (k) The licencee shall not put any chair or furniture in the corridors of the High Court premises, and they should be accommodated within the particular chamber concerned; (l) The licencee shall not be engaged in work in any particular chamber after 6.00 PM; (m) This licence shall be valid for one year from the date of issue; (n) This licence shall be revocable without notice, if the licencee contravenes any of the above terms; (o) This licence is renewable once in a year on or before 30th of April; and (p) The Secretaries of the Association will have the power to recommend to the Registrar for cancellation of the licence on the ground of indiscipline, misbehaviour or such other like reasons. 5. On the above terms and conditions, the Madras High Court Advocates Association will issue licence to job-typists in High Court building. This Writ Petition shall stand ordered accordingly. No costs. 6. The job typists can resume work tomorrow (19-3-1991) and obtain licence before the end of this week. 7. It is made clear that this order is issued in the interests of justice and in the interests of 3.000 Junior Advocates and the profession of job-typists, without deciding the issue of the right to continue the job-typing within the premises of High Court, Madras.