IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 25TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 27521 of 2008(B) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- P.MANI VICE PRESIDENT,ANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT JAYAMATHA BHAVAN THAZHNAMALA, CHULLIMANOOR (PO) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL SRI.N.P.PRAJEESH RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY ANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ANAND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY L.M.S. COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R2 ADV. SRI. PREMJITH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.27521 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 16th day of September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Vice-President of the Anad Grama Panchayath. He complains that he has been forced to sign Ext.P1 resignation letter by a group of persons on political motives. Therefore, the petitioner filed Ext.P6 petition before the 2nd respondent seeking a declaration that Form 3 resignation under Rule 14(1) of the Kerala Panchayath Raj (Standing Committee) Rules 2000 is not applicable to the Chairman of the Finance Standing Committee. The petitioner's grievance now is that despite pendency of Ext.P6, the Panchayath is proceeding to elect a new Vice President on 17.9.2008. The petitioner therefore seeks the following relief: “i) to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the 2nd respondent to dispose of Exhibit P6 petition within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court.” The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent submits that election scheduled to be held on 17.9.2008 has been postponed and that Ext.P6 application would be considered and disposed of expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P6, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate before the fresh election to the post of Vice President. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs