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Feb 26 1997 (HC)

Vimal Ghosh V. Vs. State of Kerala and ors.

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1997Ker237

..... in 1978, there was a bogus complaint against the first petitioner and the vigilance wing of the kerala pubic service commission conducted an enquiry regarding the caste status of the first petitioner and-the above complaint was found tobe baseless. ..... 'the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes orders (amendment) act 1976' the caste 'kuruvan' is included as scheduled caste by adding the same as sl. no. ..... reference was also made to certain old literature that the people of nanchinadu area, which formed part of the erstwhile travancore state and these kuravans migrated to various parts of kerala and that they were also known as 'vettuvan' and the petitioner's father while admitting the petitioner in the school gave his caste name as 'veduva pillai' and this does not affect thecaste identity of the petitioner. ..... p5 it was held that 2nd petitioner obtained admission in the engineering college on the ground that he was a member of the scheduled caste and that the enquiry by the kirtads showed that he was not a member of the scheduled caste and hence his admission was cancelled. ..... enquiry is contemplated before the presidential order is made but any amendment to the presidential order can only by legislation. ..... 68 in the constituion (scheduled castes) order, 1950 as amended subsequently by act 63 of 1956. ..... it is alleged that in act 108 of 1976, namely. .....

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Dec 01 2014 (HC)

Sajikumar S Vs. M.K.Abdul Gafoor Haji

Court : Kerala

..... the learned counsel for the appellants relied on the provisions of the constitution (97th amendment) act, 2011, provisions of section 28-a of the kerala co-operative societies w.a.nos.1719, 1723 & 1753 of 2014 3 act and the decisions of this court in gopinathan vs. ..... this shows that the decision of the executive committee was not merely a decision providing for reservation for women in terms of the provisions contained in section 28 a of the kerala co- operative societies act but also the exercise included the reservation of wards for women as well. ..... the writ petitions were filed challenging the election notification issued by the state co-operative election commission scheduling election to the board of directors of the kerala state co-operative marketing federation ltd. ..... the short question that arises for our consideration is whether the learned single judge was justified in interfering with the election notification on the ground that the reservation of two wards for women which has been done by the executive committee without amendment to the bylaw as contemplated in clause 22 of the bylaws of the society. ..... the election notification, issued by the election commission shows that, among the various wards, thrissur and north paravur are reserved for women. .....

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Mar 06 2015 (HC)

Binu T.S. Vs. The State Co-Operative Election Commission

Court : Kerala

..... banks, rural banks, regional banks, urban co-operative banks, urban co- operative societies, primary agricultural and rural development banks and primary housing co-operative societies from the operation of the third proviso to sub-section (1) of section 28 of kerala co-operative societies act, 1969, for a further period of one year from 1st january, 2015 to 31st december, 2015 or till the date of conducting election to the committees after duly registering bye-laws in accordance with the provisions of the said amendment act, whichever is earlier. ..... amendment was also mooted to reserve three seats for women members and one seat for a 2 wp(c) nos.4590 & 7121 of 2015 member belonging to scheduled castes/scheduled tribes ..... three seats require to be reserved for women members and one seat for a member belonging to scheduled caste or scheduled tribe as per section 28a(1) of the act. ..... nevertheless the reservation for women members, scheduled castes/schedules tribes and depositors is being scrupulously adhered to ..... the state co-operative election commission represented by its stateco-operative chief election commissioner thiruvananthapuram.2 ..... 11 seats will however make up for the reservation of three seats for women members, one seat for scheduled castes/scheduled tribes and one seat for the depositors. ..... 31(b) of the unamended bye-laws specified that nine candidates were to be elected therefrom out of which one seat was reserved for scheduled castes/scheduled tribes and another for women. .....

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May 25 2004 (HC)

Udayakaran Vs. Ahammedkannu

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2004(2)KLT969

..... (3) where there is no representation of woman or of a member belonging to the scheduled castes or scheduled tribes in the committee of any apex of central society at the commencement of the kerala co-operative societies (amendment) act, 1999, the government or the registrar, respectively, may nominate a woman member or a member belonging to the schedule castes or scheduled tribes to the committee. ..... similarly, according to rule 35a(1), the committee shall meet at least 60 days prior to the date of expiration of its term and pass a resolution fixing the date, time and place for the conduct of the election to the new committee and a copy of the such resolution shall be sent to the state cooperative election commission by registered post within a week. ..... reservation of women members and members belonging to scheduled castes or scheduled tribes in the committee:-(1) notwithstanding anything contained in this act, the rules or the bye-laws, there shall be reserved in the committee of every society, one seat for a woman member and one seat for a member belonging to the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes. ..... 4(a) dated 10.4.2003 passed by the committee of the society resolving to reserve the idukki district constituency for women and the alappuzha district constituency for sc/st is legal and valid. ..... the registrar even pointed out that the seat for woman was reserved in the idukki district where there were only two women societies as members of the society.6. .....

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Sep 22 2011 (HC)

T. Balakrishnan Master Vs. K.M. Ramachandran Master and Another

Court : Kerala

..... the learned counsel for the revision petitioner canvassed that a revision against the order of acquittal is maintainable in the case placing reliance on an order passed by a learned judge of this court in an unnumbered revision, in which, the applicability of the proviso added to section 372 of the code under the amendment act was considered and a view expressed, taking note of the decision rendered by the apex court in national commission for women v. ..... state of kerala (2010 (2) klt 908) to contend that the proviso inserted to section 372 of the code has effect only from the date when the amendment came into operation with reference to the date of incident giving rise to the prosecution of the accused, and not with reference to the date of judgment rendered in the case. 4. ..... the incident giving rise to the prosecution of the accused was before the commencement of the operation of the proviso to section 372 of the code cannot be given any merit in deciding the right conferred on the victim to prefer the appeal, which has to be looked into with reference to the date of commencement of the amending act and also the circumstances enabling the victim to prefer the appeal against the accused. 13. .....

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Jan 18 2016 (HC)

S. Sajikumar and Others Vs. Kerala State Electricity Board, represente ...

Court : Kerala

..... the controversy revolves around whether the board could have made the amendments to the regulations providing an advantage to the sports persons for promotion to the cadre of junior assistants/cashier without consultation with the kerala public service commission [for brevity, kpsc]. 2. ..... it is to be pointedly noticed that it is not the reasonableness of the prescription which arises for consideration, but whether the said amendment could have been made without consultation with the kerala public service commission. ..... (c) a pass in the suitability test conducted by the kerala public service commission (those who secure 40% marks in the test will be declared eligible). ..... the reliance placed by the board is on rule 4(j), which is extracted hereunder: rule 4: it shall not be necessary for the commission to be consulted: *** (j): in regard to the appointment of persons who are proficient in sports and games to the following posts: 1. ..... the kerala public service commission (additional functions) act, 1963; by section 3, mandates consultation with the psc inter-alia on all matters relating to the method of recruitment, to services and posts under the electricity board and with respect to the principles to be followed in making appointments to such services. ..... such promotions made would be bad for the reason of the same being not in consonance with the act and the rules above mentioned. .....

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Mar 22 2006 (HC)

Balasubramanian Vs. Chandradas

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2006(2)KLT467

..... the kerala municipality act, 1994 was enacted to replace the enactments relating to municipalities and municipal corporations then in force by a comprehensive enactment in line with the constitution (seventy fourth) amendment act 1992 for securing greater measure of participation of the people in planned development and in local governmental affairs and to endow such municipalities with necessary powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self government ..... to the palakkad municipality was duly conducted by the election commission spending public money in accordance with the procedure laid down in the kerala municipality act. ..... 34433 of 2005 was filed by another elected councillor seeking a direction restraining the election commission from convening any meeting for the election of chairperson in violation of section 12 of the kerala municipality act.10. ..... by him for not making and subscribing oath as chairperson and therefore the state election commission has got the powers to declare that he has vacated the office under section 12(8a) and explore the possibility of conducting election afresh to fill up the post of chairperson from scheduled caste community and if nobody from the members of scheduled caste community is coming forward again to accept the post of chairperson, the possibility of reserving the post to women can be thought of failing which the post be dereserved leaving it to general category.23. ..... i of 2002 gujarat assembly elections : air2003sc87 .....

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Dec 23 2005 (HC)

Narayanan Vs. Meenakshi

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR2006Ker143; 2006(1)KLT210

..... the hindu succession amendment act, 2005, act 39 of 2005, was enacted on the basis of the 174th report of the law commission. ..... him only one male issue and whether it is necessary that there must be more than one male issues to invoke section 23?3) whether the protection in favour of the male heir under section 23 of the hindu succession act would be available if he inducts a third party in the dwelling house or any portion thereof?4) whether omission of section 23 of the hindu succession act by the hindu succession amendment act, 2005 would have any impact on a suit for partition or appeal therefrom pending on the date of the commencement of the hindu succession amendment act, 2005?2. ..... even at the time when the hindu succession act, 1956 was enacted, women's organizations had voiced the grievance that though the 1956 act made commendable inroads into the erstwhile hindu system of inheritance, still the gender discrimination against women was not fully done away with by the 1956 act. ..... vellayyappan i.l.r.1981 kerala 643, it was held:the right ceases if their male heirs or their families cease to use the whole property as a dwelling house and permit a stranger to occupy any portion of it.11. ..... 1981 kerala 643, justice janaki amma held that section 23 would apply even if the deceased is survived by only one male heir along with female heir or heirs. ..... 1981 kerala 643 it was held thus:. .....

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Feb 16 2016 (HC)

Narayanan Kutty and Another Vs. The Joint Registrar of Co-Operative So ...

Court : Kerala

..... respondent society, laid challenge against exhibit p2 amended bye-laws and also exhibit p1 election notification on two grounds: (a) in contravention of the third proviso to section 28 (1) of the kerala co-operative societies act (for short 'the act'), the society has divided its area into six wards instead of eleven, the total number of wards; and (b) despite the statutory mandate that the society should maintain a form 32 register in terms of rule 18a of the kerala co-operative societies rules (for short 'the rules'), it is going to hold election without ..... though section 28 has been amended by act 8 of 2013 by way of insertion of a proviso for holding election to certain types of society on a ward basis, it has not, however, provided any objects and reasons why particular types of societies have been compelled to have the election on a ward basis. 41 ..... all what has happened under the amended provision of the co-operative societies act is an increase in the number of members in the reserved category from 2 to 7, the categories of each of which are stated ..... in elaboration of his submissions, the learned counsel has contended that, in the present instance, the general body of the society passed a resolution that there should be six wards for the candidates from the general category and the women and sc/st members should be contesting without reference to any ward taking the entire area as one ward ('non-ward' basis). 6 ..... state co-operative election commission (2007 (2) klt 789). 3 .....

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Feb 11 2005 (HC)

Suresh Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2005(1)KLT848

..... for the purpose of general election to the local bodies, the kerala state election commission issued notification reserving the office of the panchayat to scheduled caste/scheduled tribe and women by notification dated 28.7.2000 published in the gazette of the same day. ..... the seventy-third amendment act has laid down new principle of reservation under article 243d and the state government has enacted panchayat raj act, 1994 incorporating provisions in accordance with the seventy-third amendment act. ..... parliament in its wisdom thought to amend the constitution and have enacted part ix of the constitution by 73rd amendment act, 1992 and felt it necessary that not less than one third of the total number of seats shall be reserved, for women belonging to scheduled caste or as the case may be to scheduled tribe. ..... part ixa was also inserted in the constitution by the seventy-fourth amendment act, 1992. ..... referring to the constitutional law by seervai, counsel submitted that parliament has enacted constitution (seventy-third amendment) act, 1992 to give effect to one of the directives of state policy. .....

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