IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2011 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30905 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VASANTHA THAMARAKUTTIYIL @ T.K.VASANTHA, W/O.CHERIYA AYYAPPAN, THAMARAKUTTIYIL HOUSE, PARIYAPURAM, THANUR-676302. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.BABY SRI.A.N.SANTHOSH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE THANUR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.F.1629, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, THANUR P.O., MALAPPURAM (DIST.)-676 302. 2. RETURNING OFFICER, THANUR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.F.1629, THANUR P.O., MALAPPURAM (DIST.)-676 302. 3. ELECTORAL OFFICER, THANUR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.F.1629, THANUR P.O./ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (G), OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (G), THANUR, MALAPPURAM (DIST)-676 302. 4. STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 30905 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T This writ petition was filed on 19.11.2011 challenging the election scheduled to be held on 20.11.2011 pursuant to Ext.P1 election notification. The main ground of challenge was that the Returning Officer should not have altered the serial number assigned to the petitioner in the ballot paper and that no change was required to be made in the serial number of candidates contesting in the elections to the seats reserved for women candidates. It is contended that Ext.P5 and P6 interim orders passed by this Court do no apply to the seats reserved for women candidates and therefore no change was required to give effect to the said interim orders. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission hearing on 19.11.2011, it was adjourned to this day to await the result of the elections. When the writ petition came up for further hearing today, Sri.P.V.Baby, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner lost the election by a margin of WPC No.30905/2011 2 nearly 1800 votes and leaving open the petitioner's right to challenge the result of the election in other appropriate proceedings, this writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. In the light of the said submission, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty with the petitioner to challenge the result of the election held on 20.11.2011, if she is aggrieved, in other appropriate proceedings. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.30905/2011 3