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Sumangala, vs the State of Kerala,

Sumangala, vs The State of Kerala,

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Jan 25, 2022
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Citation
Court
Kerala High Court
Judge
Decided On
Case Number
WP(C)/2457/2022

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Sumangala,

Respondent

The State of Kerala,

Excerpt

in the high court of kerala at ernakulampresent the honourable mr. justice t.r.ravi tuesday, the 25th day of january 2022 / 5th magha, 1943 petitioners: 1 sumangala, aged 44 years w/o. muraleedharan, kumara nivas, thachamkulam, thathamangalam p.o., palakkad district-678 102. 2 sunitha, thaniyampadam, thathamangalam p.o., palakkad district-678 102. by advs. v.a.muhammed p.a.jenzia respondents: 1 the 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,5 k. remesh kumar, assistant registrar of co-operative societies (general), chittur, 6 the secretary, 7 amitha, chair person, area development society, 8 prejitha, vice chair person, area development society, 9 pushpalatha, secretary, area development society, 10 devi, 11 santhakumari, 12 krishnakumari, 13 ajitha, 14 girija, palakkad district-678101. 15 praseeda, 16 suguna, 17 raji, smt.k.r.deepa, spl.gp 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. 2457 of 2022 -- -------- --- th dat ed t hi sthe25 dayofj anuary,2022j udgm ent the chal lenge i nthi swr itpet iti on i sregar ding t he el ect ion t o t he ads of war d no. 23 i n chi ttur - that hamangal am muni cipal ity . accor ding t othe pet iti oner ,the nomi nat ion l ist submi tted by t he pet iti oner bef or he 5th r et espondentwas not accept ed and t he el ect ion wasconduct ed and wascompl eted on t he basi s oft he nomi nat ion r ved f rom anot her per son.the speci algover nment pl eader on i nst ruct ion submi tst hat t her e wer emor ethan11per sonst ocont estt heel ect ionand11per sons wer eel e

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 SUMANGALA, AGED 44 YEARS W/O. MURALEEDHARAN, KUMARA NIVAS, THACHAMKULAM, THATHAMANGALAM P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 102. 2 SUNITHA, THANIYAMPADAM, THATHAMANGALAM P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 102. BY ADVS. V.A.MUHAMMED P.A.JENZIA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE 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,

5 K. REMESH KUMAR, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), CHITTUR, 6 THE SECRETARY, 7 AMITHA, CHAIR PERSON, AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 8 PREJITHA, VICE CHAIR PERSON, AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 9 PUSHPALATHA, SECRETARY, AREA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 10 DEVI, 11 SANTHAKUMARI, 12 KRISHNAKUMARI, 13 AJITHA, 14 GIRIJA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678101. 15 PRASEEDA, 16 SUGUNA, 17 RAJI, SMT.K.R.DEEPA, SPL.GP 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. 2457 OF 2022 -- -------- --- th Dat ed t hi sthe25 dayofJ anuary,2022

J UDGM ENT The chal lenge i nthi swr itpet iti on i sregar ding t he el ect ion t o t he ADS of War d No. 23 i n Chi ttur - That hamangal am Muni cipal ity . Accor ding t othe pet iti oner ,the nomi nat ion l ist submi tted by t he pet iti oner bef or he 5th r et espondentwas not accept ed and t he el ect ion wasconduct ed and wascompl eted on t he basi s oft he nomi nat ion r ved f rom anot her per son.The Speci alGover nment Pl eader on i nst ruct ion submi tst hat t her e wer emor ethan11per sonst ocont estt heel ect ionand11per sons wer eel ect ed outoft henomi nat ionsr ved. Thepet iti onerhas pr efer redExt .P4compl aintbef or he3rd r et espondent . The wr it pet iti on i s hence di sposed of di rect i he 3rd ng t r espondentt o consi derand passor der son Ext .P4 appeal ,ift he samei snotyetbeendi sposedofwi thi noneweekf rom t hedat eof r ptofacopyoft hisj udgment . Sd/ - T. R.RAVI J UDGE sn APPENDIX OF WP(C) 2457/2022 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 23 IN CHITTUR-THATHAMANGALAM MUNICIPALITY. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR DATED 17/01/2022. Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, PALAKKAD DATED 17/01/2022. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE RETURNING OFFICER, CHITTUR-THATHAMANGALAM DATED 17/01/2022. Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF ELECTED MEMBERS OF ADS IN WARD NO.23 IN CHITTUR- THATHAMANGALAM MUNICIPALITY. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE

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