IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2009 / 8TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21581 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): 1. K.J.SEBASTIAN, S/O.K J JOSEPH KULANGOTTIL, ARPPOOKKARA WEST PO KOTTAYAM 2. T.T.JOSE, S/O.THOMAS THEVARA ARPPOOKKARA WEST PO KOTTAYAM 3. JUSTINE JOSEPH, S/O.JOSEPH PRESIDENT, ARPPOOKKARA MANDALAM CONGRESS COMMITTEE THOTTIL, ARPPOOKKARA EAST PO KOTTAYAM BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA SRI.DELEEP RAJ SRI.K.S.MURALIKRISHNAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): 1. THE SUPDT. OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM 2. THE DY.SUPDT. OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM 3. THE CI OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM WEST 4. THE SI OF POLICE, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM 5. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 6. THE ARPOOKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD NO.1931 VILLOONNI, KOTTAYAM REP BY ITS SECRETARY, KOTTAYAM 7. LDF ELECTION COMMITTEE CONVENOR, ARPOOKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD NO.1931, CPI(M) LOCAL COMMITTEE OFFICE ARPOOKARA. GP MR.P.A.SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30.07.2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- WP(C) No.21581 OF 2009-P -------------------------------------------------------- Dated 30th July 2009 Judgment Raman, J. Petitioners 1 and 2 are candidates in the election to the Board of Directors of Arppookkara Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. The election is scheduled to be held on 02.08.2009. The petitioners apprehend that unless police protection is ordered, there is likelihood of the election being disrupted. 2. We have gone through the averments made in the writ petition. Since the election is to be held to a Co-operative Society, it is the duty of the State to see that such election is conducted in a peaceful manner, without being interrupted by anybody. 3. In the circumstances, we direct respondents 1 to 4 to give necessary protection for the smooth conduct of the election to the Board of Directors of Arppookkara Co-operative Society, scheduled to be held on 02.08.2009. WP(C) 21581/09 2 4. The petitioners may produce a copy of this judgment before respondents 1 to 4 for information and compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN , JUDGE. sta WP(C) 21581/09 3