IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER 2009 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 36049 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KOSHY V.C, AGED 42 YEARS S/O.CHACKO, RESIDING AT VAZHAKOMBIL HOUSE KATTAPPANA PO, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. SUNNY MATHEW, AGED 42 YEARS S/O. K.P.MATHEW, RESIDING AT KAROTTUKUZHIKANDATHIL HOUSE, UPPUTHODU PO, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSON, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER THE IDUKKI DISTRICT HEALTH SRVICES STAFF CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETY, LTD NO.1312, KATTAPPANA PO IDUKKI DISTRICT. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.K.S.MUHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 36049/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION. P2. COPY OF THE REQUEST DTD.11.12.2000 BEFORE R2. P3. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C).No. 20414/09 OF THIS COURT. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 36049 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 16th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The election to the managing committee of the Idukki District Health Services Staff Co-operative Society is scheduled to be held on 17.12.2009. The petitioners apprehend bogus voting for political reasons. The petitioners, therefore, want a direction to the 2nd respondent to videograph the election process. The petitioners submit that a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C).No.36050/2009 found it fit to order police protection for the election process on the ground that there is likelihood of bogus voting and consequent law and order situation. Therefore, according to the petitioners, the petitioners have made out a case for videographing of the polling process. 2. The learned Government Pleader opposes the same on the ground that there is no necessity for videograpiing, since the total number of members of the society is only 1110, of which 664 have already received identity cards and the polling would be only after ensuring identity of the voters by comparing the identity cards with Form 6B register maintained by the Registrar. The learned Government Pleader submits that if the petitioners are so particular about videograping of the polling process, they will have to pay in advance an amount of Rs.75,000/- to defray the expenses for the 2 same. 3. In view of the above submission, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they would be satisfied with a direction to the 2nd respondent to ensure identity of voters by comparing the identity cards with Form 6B register maintained in the society. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to ensure that the identity of the voters coming for casting votes shall be ensured by comparing their identity cards with Form 6B register maintained in the society. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge