IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 14675 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JEDDAH ERNAKULAM EXPATRIATES WELFARE ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT K.A.ABDUL RASHEED, S/O.LATE ABOOBACKER.K.S., KARUKASSERY HOUSE, EDAVANAKAD P.O., PIN 682 502, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.JALEEL RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT, UNION OF INDIA NEW DELHI. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAW AFFAIRS, UNION OF INDIA NEW DELHI. 4. CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,ELE.COMMN. FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 14675 of 2009-D - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner mainly seeks for a direction to provide voting rights to Non Resident Indians by amending the provisions of the Representation of the People Act. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the Election Commission that already the very same issue was considered by a Division Bench of this Court in a public interest litigation, viz. W.P.(C) No.14304/2009 and this matter can be disposed of in the light of the directions issued therein. A reading of the said judgment shows that the respondents submitted therein that a Bill, viz. Representation of the People Amendment Bill, 2006 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 27.2.2006. In the light of the above, the Division Bench directed the first respondent therein to take steps for finalization of the bill, as expeditiously as possible. The very same direction will govern this writ petition also and the same is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/