IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2010 / 23RD ASWINA 1932 WA.No. 1793 of 2010() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.30774/2010 Dated 07/10/2010 .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- SATHYABHAMA AGED 46 YEARS, W/O.CHANDRASEKHARAN PILLAI THIRUMULLAVARAM POST, KOLLAM-691012 BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAMACHANDRAN SRI.R.SUDHISH SRI.SEBASTIAN JOSEPH (KURISUMMOOTTIL) SMT.BINDHU PAULOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, (DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER)COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION,KOLLAM-691013. 2. THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (RETURNING OFFICER,CO2 KOLLAM CORPORATION 29-55, GENERAL ELECTION 2010 TO LOCA BODIES SOCIAL FORESTRY DIVISION, VANASREE, CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM-691001. 3. CORPORATION OF KOLLAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION BUILDINGS KOLLAM-691001. R1 BY SC SRI. MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN R2 BY G.P. SMT. MEERA R3 BY SC SRI. M.K. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W. A. No. 1793 of 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Appeal is filed against judgment of the learned single Judge declining to direct respondents to entertain a nomination paper submitted by the appellant without signature. Counsel for the appellant submitted that defect is not grave enough to reject a nomination. We are unable to accept this because in our view, the learned single Judge has rightly held that nomination filed without signature is invalid in law. Consequently Writ Appeal is dismissed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (K. SURENDRA MOHAN) Judge. kk 2