IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2010 / 6TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23504 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- TOM T.JOSEPH, DIRECTOR, VISVESWARAYA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, MATTAKKARA, KARIMBANI P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.JESWIN P.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM-695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 3. THE ELECTION DEPUTY COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 4. THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER PUTHUPPALLY LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUENCY TAHSILDAR, KOTTAYAM-686 001 ADV. MR.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,ELE.COMMN. FOR R1 MR. P. NARAYANAN – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.23504 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Director of an educational institution. His grievance in this writ petition is that several of the students in his institution, who are eligible to be included in the voters list, have not been included in the voters list. When it was pointed out to the learned counsel for the petitioner that in so far as the students have not come forward to claim the relief, the petitioner cannot maintain a writ petition for seeking inclusion of the students in the voters list, the learned counsel for the petitioner points out that Exts.P3 and P4 have been issued to him in respect of the same. From Ext.P3, I find that, that is a communication in respect of appeals filed by the students themselves seeking inclusion in the voters list. Simply because the order was marked to the petitioner, which is probably because he was the Director of the Institute, where the students are studying, the petitioner does not get any locus standi to espouse the cause of the W.P.(c)No.23504/10 2 students, who themselves are capable of enforcing their rights. Therefore, I am satisfied that the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.23504/10 3