IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS THURSDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2010 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7483 of 2010(I) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PALLICHAL JOINT FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED NO.1218, EDACODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT R.S.KUMAR. 2. THE PALLICHAL JOINT FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED NO.1218, EDACODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA SMT.MANJU R.KARTHA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM CIRCLE, NEMOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NEMOM POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, PALLICHAL JOINT FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED NO.1218, EDACODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER, DO, (THE UNIT INSPECTOR, BALARAMAPURAM UNIT, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GENERAL, NEYYATTINKARA). BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SUKUMARAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.7483 of 2010-I ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 11th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to afford adequate and necessary police protection for conducting the election scheduled to be held on 13.3.2010 in the Pallichal Joint Farmers Co-operative Society Ltd.No.T.1218 as per Exhibit P1 Notification peacefully.” 2. Petitioners are the President and Secretary of the Pallichal Joint Farming Co-operative Society Ltd ('Society for short). It is stated that the election to the new Board of Directors of the society is scheduled to be held on 13.3.2010. It is stated that there was serious law and order problem during the previous election. It is alleged that there is every chance of breaching the law and order during the coming election also in view of the controversial transfer of the Returning Officer by Ext.P3. It is stated that the petitioners have filed Ext.P4 complaint seeking police protection. It is also stated that the Bank has so far spent huge amounts for W.P.C No.7483/2010 -2- conducting the election. 3. Learned Government Pleader submits that protection will be granted for the conduct of the election. We record the above submission of the learned Government Pleader and dispose of the writ petition by directing respondents 1 to 3 to afford adequate and necessary police protection for the conduct of the election scheduled to be held on 13.3.2010 in the Pallichal Joint Farmers Co-operative Society Ltd.No.T.1218 as per Exhibit P1 Notification peacefully. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. MS