Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI TUESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY 2022 / 5TH MAGHA, 1943 PETITIONERS: 1 KRISHNALEELA, AGED 42 YEARS, W/O. SIBU, KALLANKADU HOUSE, PANAYUR, ATHIKODE P.O., CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 554. 2 RAJESWARI, VEPPINKODE, PANAYUR, ATHIKODE P.O., CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 554. 3 SAJI, VEPPINKODE KALAM, PANAYUR, ATHIKODE P.O., CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 554. BY ADVS. V.A.MUHAMMED P.A.JENZIA RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 001. 3 THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 001. 4 THE RETURNING OFFICER, (ELECTION OF AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 101. 5 K.REMESH KUMAR, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 101.
6 THE SECRETARY, 7 SREEJA, CHAIR PERSON, AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 8 REMYA, VICE CHAIR PERSON, AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 9 REJITHA, SECRETARY, AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 10 SELVI, 11 SAKUNTHALA, 12 SUMATHY, 13 ANJU, 14 PRESANNA, 15 RAJESWARI, 16 SATHYABHAMA, 17 GIRIJA, SMT.K.R.DEEPA, SPL.G.P THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.01.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T. R.RAVI ,J. --- -- W P( C)NO. 2454 OF 2022 -- - Dat ed t hi sthe25th dayofJ anuary,2022 J UDGM ENT The chal lenge i nthi s wr it pet iti on i sregar ding t he el ect ion t o t he ADS of War d No. 9 i n Chi ttur - That hamangal am Muni cipal ity .Accor ding t othe pet iti oner , t henomi nat ion l istsubmi tted byt hepet iti onerbef or he5th et r espondentwasnotaccept edandt ect ionwasconduct ed and wascompl eted on t he basi soft he nomi nat ion r ecei ved f rom anot her per son.The Speci alGovernmentPl eader on i nst ruct ion submi tst hatt her ewer emor ethan 11 per sonst o cont estt ect ion.Si ncet ect ionhast obeconduct edi f t he number ofnomi nees ar e mor ethan 11,t he concerned aut hor ity pr oceeded t o conductt he el ect ion.I tissubmi tted t hatdur ing t he el ect ion some per sons wal ked outand t he el ect ion was compl eted wi tht he avai labl e per sons i nthe Gener alBody .Thepet iti onerhaspr eferr ed Ext .P3 compl aint bef or he3rd r et espondent . The wr itpet iti on i shence di sposed ofdi rect i he 3rd ng t r espondentt o consi derand passor der son Ext .P3 appeal ,if t hesamehasnotyetbeen di sposed ofwi thi n oneweekf rom t hedat eofr ecei ptofacopyoft hisj udgment . Sd/ - T. R.RAVI J UDGE sn APPENDIX OF WP(C) 2454/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE GO(P) NO.56/2021/LSGD DATED Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED FROM EACH KUDUMBASREE UNIT IN WARD 9 IN CHITTUR-THATHAMANGALAM MUNICIPALITY. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, PALAKKAD DATED Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS BEFORE THE RETURNING OFFICER, PALAKKAD DATED Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF ADS IN WARD NO.9 IN CHITTUR-THATHAMANGALAM MUNICIPALITY. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE