IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2009 / 6TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21030 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ MOHAMMED ABDUL RAHIMAN.V.P, MEMBER NO.7626,TIRUR CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL & RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., TIRUR,MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER,TIRUR CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL & RURAL,DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., TIRUR,MALAPPURAM. 3. SRI.P.K.PURUSHOTHAMAN,PART TIME ADMINISTRATOR,TIRUR CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL & RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD,MALAPPURAM. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 21030 OF 2009 (W) ===================== Dated this the 28th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a candidate in the election to the Board of Directors of the Tirur Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank limited. The election is scheduled to take place on 1/8/09 and the 2nd respondent is appointed as Returning Officer for the conduct of election. Petitioner apprehends trouble during election and in this writ petition, prayer sought is that he should be directed to vidreograph the polling to be held in pursuance to Ext.P1 election notification. 2. In view of the apprehension expressed by the petitioner, there is nothing wrong in permitting the petitioner to videograph the events of the venue of voting at the cost of the petitioner himself, and that too under the orders of the 2nd respondent, the Returning Officer. 3. However, the learned Government Pleader contended that unlike in Ext.P3 judgment where similar directions were issued, this Court should not pass orders permitting the petitioner to obtain copy of videotape/CDs. In my view, if a copy of the WPC 21030/09 :2 : videotape/CD is obtained by the petitioner, there cannot be any prejudice to the respondents. Therefore, the 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. It is further directed that 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. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp