IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 30TH AUGUST 2010 / 8TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 26792 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.ABDUL KAREEM @ KUNHIPPA, S/O.MUHAMMEDKUTTY, PUTHUR AMSOM, CHERUKUNNU DESOM, OTHUKKUNGAL P.O., TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM - 676 528. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU.S.A RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, OTHUKKUNGAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OTHUNKKUNGAL P.O., TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM-676 528. 2. THE PRESIDENT, OTHUKKUNGAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OTHUKKUNGAL P.O., TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM-676 528. 3. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN FOR R1 BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEDEV FOR R1 BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN FOR R2 BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, STANDING COUNSEL FOR R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.26792 OF 2010 EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) NO.21443/2010 DT. 22.7.2010 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF FAX MESSAGE PRODUCED BY KUTTYHASSAN BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 18.8.2010 ALONG WITH THE COMMUNICATION OF HE PETITIONER'S COUNSEL. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 19.8.2010 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26792 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Sri.V.Rajendran, the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent submits, on instructions, that the President of Othukkungal Grama Panchayat will permit the petitioner to make and subscribe to an oath before the President, in the manner prescribed in Section 162 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, on 6.9.2010. Sri.Murali Purushothaman, the learned standing counsel appearing for the third respondent, State Election Commission, also concurs with the said submission. In the light of the said development and the stand taken by the President, the petitioner cannot have any subsisting grievance. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition recording the undertaking given by the second respondent that he will permit the petitioner to make and subscribe to an oath before him on 6.9.2010. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. nj.