IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN MONDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2009 / 19TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22636 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MEDICAL COLLEGE EMPLOYEES CO-OP. SOCIETY LTD. NO. K.703, GANDHI NAGAR, KOTTAYAM, PIN-686 008, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, MOHANACHANDRAN. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.T.K.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAYAM EAST. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GANDHI NAGAR POLICE STATION, GANDHI NAGAR P.O., MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM. 5. KERALA STATE CO-OP. ELECTION COMMISSION, OFFICE OF THE KERALA STATE CO-OP. ELECTION COMMISSION, CO-BANK BUILDING, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GP MR.P A SALIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- WP(C) NO.22636 OF 2009-Y -------------------------------------------------------- Dated 10th August 2009 Judgment RAMAN, J. Medical College Employees' Co-operative Society Ltd. is the petitioner. The election to the Managing Committee of the said Society is scheduled to be held on 13.08.2009. The petitioner apprehends that unless police protection is ordered, there is likelihood of the election being disrupted. 2. We have gone through the averments made in the Writ Petition. Since the election is to be held to a co-operative society, it is the duty of the State to see that such election is conducted in a peaceful manner, without being interrupted by anybody. 3. In the circumstances, we direct respondents 1 to 4 to give necessary protection for the smooth conduct of the election to the managing committee of the Medical College Employees' Co-operative Society scheduled to be held on 13.08.2009. WPC 22636/09 2 4. The petitioner may produce a copy of this judgment before respondents 1 to 4 for information and compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta WPC 22636/09 3