IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22359 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.K.SHABEER, S/O. HAMEED, AGED 29 YEARS, PONNICHA KOTTAYIL, VADAKUMPAD P.O., RAMANTHALI, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.HABEEB RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHAIRMAN, STATE DE-LIMITATION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 4. SECRETARY, RAMANTHALI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, RAMANTHALI P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. ELECTION REGITRATION OFFICER, RAMANTHALI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, RAMANTHALI P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R1 & R2 R3 BY G.P. SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/7/2010, THE COURT ON 16/07/2010 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 22359 of 2010-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 16th day of July, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a resident and voter of Ramanthali Grama Panchayat Ward No.15 in Kannur District. The prayers sought for in the writ petition are mainly to quash the proceedings pursuant to Exts.P3 and P4 and for a direction to the respondents to consider Ext.P1 and pass appropriate orders. There is a further prayer to direct respondents 1 and 2 to fix the booth in Ward No.15 itself. 2. It is pointed out in the writ petition that in Ward No.15 there are Unaided Higher Secondary School, Government U.P. School, Government Reading Room and Library, Anganvady, Private schools, etc. But the authorities have fixed the polling booth in Ward No.14 alone. It is pointed out that this will result in hardship to the voters concerned. There is a further objection that when the draft voters list and ward divisions were published, it was almost equal in Ward Nos.13, 14 and 15, but presently there is a great disparity in respect of the number of voters in these three wards as it is seen as 634, 701 and 1026 respectively. Ext.P1 complaint shows that the petitioner has submitted it before respondents 2 and 5 raising wpc 22359/2010 2 objections regarding the delimitation of wards also. 3. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the Delimitation Commission that final notification with regard to the delimitation has already been published and therefore it is beyond challenge now. It is further submitted that the last date fixed for submitting objections is 17.7.2010. 4. The competent authority with regard to the fixing of polling booth is the District Collector and with regard to the consideration of objections it is Electoral Registration Officer, viz. the Secretary of the Panchayat. 5. If the petitioner files appropriate representations before the District Collector and the Electoral Registration Officer, viz. Respondents 3 and 5, the same will be considered by the said respondents in accordance with law and appropriate decision will be taken in the matter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/