IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24552 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- REJI POTHEN, S/O. M.K.BABY, KARINGADU, NEDUMKUNNAM P.O., NEDUMKUNNAM VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUNNY KAROTTE, MEMBER, WARD NO.7, NEDUMKUNNAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NEDUMKUNNAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-686542. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMMISSION FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.24552 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks for a direction to the first respondent to dispose of Exhibit P1 petition at the earliest. The petitioner is a member of Nedumkunnam Grama Panchayat. He was elected from Ward No.13 and the 2nd respondent was elected from Ward No.7 in the general election held during September, 2009. 2. The petition, Exhibit P1, is filed under Section 4 of the Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection)Act. It is pointed out that evidence of the petitioner is over and the 2nd respondent has been examined partly. The petitioner therefore requests for a speedy disposal of the matter. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Election Commission, who submitted that since the Election Commission is having multifarious activities, including those connected with the delimitation of Wards and election to the local bodies 2010, some more time will be required to dispose of Exhibit P1. 4. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the Election Commission to take a decision on Exhibit P1, after W.P.(C)No.24552/10 -2- completing the evidence and after hearing the parties, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three months from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE). dsn True copy P.A.to Judge.