IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2009 / 26TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 20129 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.P.JAYACHANDRAN ,MEMBERSHIP NO.8285 VATTIYOORKAVU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD NO.1652,VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION CO-BANK TOWERS, PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER, ELECTION TO THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE VATTIYOORKAVU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.NO. 1652,VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. VATTIYOORKAVU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.1652,VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. MR.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.20129 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 17th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a member of the 3rd respondent Society. Election to the Managing Committee of the Society is notified by Ext.P1 and is scheduled to take place on 19/07/2009. The petitioner apprehends trouble during voting, and in the writ petition, the prayer sought is that he should be permitted to videograph all the events of the venue of voting. 2. In view of the apprehension expressed by the petitioner, there is nothing wrong in permitting the petitioner to videograph all the events of the venue of the voting at the cost of the petitioner, and that too as per the directions of the 2nd respondent. 3. Having regard to the above, this writ petition is disposed of directing that the petitioner should be permitted to videograph the events of the venue of the voting, at his expenses, and subject to the directions of the 2nd respondent. The originals of the video tape or CDs will be retained by the Returning Officer and it will be open to the petitioner to obtain a copy of the same. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg