IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 18TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27814 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- CHENTHAMARA, ERATTU CHELLA KALAM, NANNIYODE P.O., CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE STATE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN,SC,DELIMITATIO FOR R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA (R1 & R3) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27814 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The Delimitation exercise carried out by the State Delimitation Commission in respect of Chittur Block Panchayat in Palakkad District is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. Sri. Murali Purushothaman, the learned standing counsel appearing for the second respondent, State Delimitation Commission, submits that final Delimitation order was issued by the State Delimitation Commission on 26.8.2010, and it was published on the Kerala Gazaette (Extraordinary) on the same day. He also submits that in view of the provisions contained in Section 10(3A) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, a Delimitation order has the force of law thereby attracting the bar under Article 243-O of the Constitution of India, and therefore, the instant writ petition is liable to be dismissed. He has also relied on a decision of a learned single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) No.21793 of 2010 and connected cases in support of the said contention. W.P.(C) No.27814 of 2010 2 In such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the reliefs prayed for by the petitioner cannot be granted. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. nj.