IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.V.K.BALI & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2006 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WA.No. 397 of 2004(E) --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN OP.8164/2003 Dated 30/10/2003 .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT NO.3. ------------------------------------ P.A.CHERIAN, PALAKKUDIYIL HOUSE, KEERAMPARA, KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.E.R.VENKATESWARAN RESPONDENTS: PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS 1 & 2. -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. LISSY VALSALAN, MEMBER, KEERAMPARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOTHAMANGALAM. RESIDING AT KAIPPANAL HOUSE, THATTEKKAD POST, PALAMATTOM. 2. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE KEERAMBARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR R2 BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM R3 BY SRI.R.JAYACHANDRAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.K. BALI, C.J. & C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------- W.A. No. 397 of 2004 ------------------------------- Dated, this the 11th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J.(Oral) Both sides agree that the term of office of the Panchayat is over. However, counsel submitted that the petitioner wants to pursue the matter because of the disqualification for six years. Since fresh elections are held there is no likelihood of further election within six years. However, if election takes place and the petitioner is unable to contest on account of the disqualification, it will be open to the petitioner to approach this Court. Giving the above freedom to the petitioner we dismiss this writ appeal. V.K. BALI, CHIEF JUSTICE. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. vns