IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 12151 of 2009(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.AHAMMED KHAN, KALLUVILA VEEDU, POOVAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (MEMBER, WARD NO.VII, POOVAR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, POOVAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CLEETUS, MEMBER WARD NO.XI., POOVAR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, POOVAR. 2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.12151 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 8th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner filed O.P.No.144/2008 before the Kerala State Election Commission seeking disqualification of the 1st respondent from the membership of the Poovar Grama Panchayat, under Section 4(1) of the Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being disposed of expeditiously. 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Election Commission submits that the Commission would require 5 months' time to complete the proceedings in O.P.No.144/2008. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Kerala State Election Commission to consider and pass orders in O.P.No.144/2008 pending before it, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within five months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2