IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 15TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27133 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- YUSUF P, S/O.MOIDEENKUTTY, PALAKKAL HOUSE, KARIMBA PO, PALAKKAD DISTRICT., BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KURIAN SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN SRI.K.T.THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVT.SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OFFICE COMPLEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033. 3. THE STATE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OBSERVATORY LANE, MUSEUM PO,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD-678001. BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R2 & R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA FOR R1 AND R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27133 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is a resident of Karimba Grama Panchayat has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the State Election Commission and the State Delimitation Commission to consider Ext.P9 objections filed by him to Ext.P8 delimitation proposal in respect of Mannarkkad Block Panchayat. The petitioner has also sought a direction to the said authorities to include Ward Nos.9 and 13 of Karimba Grama Panchayat in Kalladikkode constituency and Ward Nos.3 and 4 of Karimba Grama Panchayat in Palakkayam constituency of Mannarkkad Grama Panchayat. 2. A statement dated 4.9.2010 has been filed on behalf of the State Delimitation Commission. It is stated that the notification issued by the Government reconstituting Sreekrishnapuram and Mannarkkad Grama Panchayats was set aside by this Court and that pursuant thereto, the Government have issued G.O.(P) No.183/2010/LSGD dated 20.8.2010; that W.P.(C) No.27133 of 2010 2 by the said order, Thachanattukara Grama Panchayat was included in Mannarkkad Block Panchayat and that thereupon the State Delimitation Commission has taken steps to finalise the delimitation of Mannarkkad Block Panchayat as per the following schedule:- “1. Submission of draft delimitation proposal to the District Collector by the Secretary of the Block Panchayat :21-08-2010 2. Publication of the draft proposal by the District Collector :26-08-2010 3. Last date for filing objections/ suggestions before the District Collector :02-09-2010 4. Submission of objections/ suggestions and enquiry reports thereon to the Commission by the District Collector :08-09-2010 5. Hearing of objectors :13-09-2010” It is further stated that if the petitioner has filed objections before the District Collector within the time stipulated for the said purpose, viz., on or before 2.9.2010, his objections will also be considered and that he will also be heard by the State W.P.(C) No.27133 of 2010 3 Delimitation Commission on 13.9.2010. 3. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the State Delimitation Commission to consider the objections filed by the petitioner evidenced by Ext.P9, if the same has been received by the Delimitation Commission on or before 2.9.2010 and to hear him also on 13.9.2010, before finalising the delimitation proposal in respect of Mannarkkad Grama Panchayat. It is clarified that the Delimitation Commission is not bound to issue separate orders in respect of each set of objections received by it and all that is required is only a consideration of the objections received by the Commission in time. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. nj.