IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2009 / 14TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22203 of 2009(U) PETITIONER: C.S.PANKAJAKSHAN,PRESIDENT CHERTHALA CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD, NO.A 327 CHERTHALA, RESIDING AT KEERTHI,CMC 46,CHETHALA. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SRI.A.HAROON RASHEED RESPONDENTS: 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,ALAPPUZHA 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CHERTHALA. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHETHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE CHETHALA ,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER/INSPECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OFFICER OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL) CHERTHALA. 6. CHERTHALA CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD.NO.A.327 CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA 688 524,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.A. SALIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = W.P.(C) NO. WP(C) 22203 OF 2009 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = = = DATED THIS, THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2009. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. Petitioner is the President of Cherthala Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Ltd., who is the 6th respondent in this writ petition. Election to the Board of Directors of the said Bank is scheduled to be held on 9.8.2009 at Cherthala Government Town L.P. School. Petitioner is also a candidate in the election. Apprehending large scale violence and interruptions to the election process, petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to Respondents 1 to 4 to provide adequate and effective police protection for the smooth conduct of the election. 2. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Government Pleader. As it is the duty of the State to see that election to a democratic institution is conducted in a smooth and peaceful manner, we direct Respondents 3 and 4 to take effective measures for the WP(C) 22203/2009 :2: smooth conduct of the election to the Board of Directors of the 6th respondent Bank scheduled to be held on 9.8.2008. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the third respondent for information and compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE). P BHAVADASAN, (JUDGE) KNC/-