IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2009 / 2ND SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 26198 of 2007(R) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- E.V.MOHAMMEDKUTTY, S/O. HYDRU HAJI, INJEERIVALAPPIL, CHAZHIYATTIRI POST, VIA. PERINGODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.SANTHEEP ANKARATH RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, KOOTTANAD P.O., THRITHALA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN-679 533. 2. THE PRESIDENT, THIRUMITTAKODE PANCHAYAT, THIRUMITTAKODE, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. SUNITHA SUKUMAR BY ADV. MR.T.A.RAJAGOPALAN FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 26198 of 2007(R) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF MINUTES OF GRAMA SABHA DATED 25.6.2007 IN WARD NO. 13 OF THIRUMITTAKODE PANCHAYAT. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 5.7.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND OTHERS BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION PREFERRED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 17.8.2007. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 17.8.2007 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON EXT.P3. EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 20.8.2007 SUBMITTED BY RESIDENTS OF WARD NO. 13 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE rhs S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 26198 of 2007 ................................................. Dated this the 24th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that an anganwadi allotted to Ward No. 13 of the Thirumittakode Panchayat is being shifted from that ward only on political reasons, since the Councilor representing that ward belongs to the opposition party in the Panchayat. A counter affidavit has been filed by the 2nd respondent to the effect that the petitioner has been misinformed and the anganwadi has infact been established in Ward No. 13 itself. They also contend that the allegation of political bias is unfounded, since in Ward No. 7 represented by a member of the opposition party two anganwadis have been established. The counsel for the petitioner submits that it is because of this writ petition that they have established the anganwadi in Ward No. 13 itself. Having heard both sides, I feel that since the anganwadi has been established in ward No. 13 itself, the petitioners grievance has been redressed and accordingly the writ petition W.P(C) No. 26198 of 2007 -2- is closed, recording the submission of the 2nd respondent that the anganwadi has been established in Ward No. 13 itself as originally proposed, without going into the merits of the disputed allegations. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs