IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2049 of 2009(R) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.R.G.WARRIOR,S/O.P.U.RAMA WARRIOR, AGED 51 YRS,NARAYANA MANGALATH WARRIAM, MUTTAMBALAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. S.JAYAKRISHNAN, COUNSELLOR WARD NO:7, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY. 3. LATHA THENGUMPATHRA, COUNSELLOR WARD NO:31,KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY,RESIDING AT THENGUMPATHRA HOUSE,VELLOOR VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. CHELLAMMA THAMPY COUNSELLOR WARD NO:3, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, RESIDING AT THANNIKKAL, CHALUKUNNU, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009, ALONG WITH WP(C) NO. 2087 OF 2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P(C)Nos. 2049 & 2087 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T In these two writ petitions two persons who have filed petitions before the Kerala State Election Commission for declaring the party respondents as disqualified for continuing to be a member of a Municipality. They seek a direction to the State Election Commission to pass final orders in their petitions expeditiously. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State Election Commission submits that the State Election Commission will pass final orders in the petitions filed by the petitioners within three months. The writ petitions are disposed of recording the above submission of the standing counsel for the State Election Commission. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs