IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 7TH JUNE 2010 / 17TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17516 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SATHYANESAN, MEMBER, WARD NO.8, PALLICHAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.P.SHINOD SRI.RAM MOHAN.G. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. RENUKA SARATH, MEMBER, WARD NO.2, PALLICHAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/06/2010, ALONG WITH W.P.(C)Nos.17537 & 17532/10 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.17516, 17532 & 17537 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 7th DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT These three Writ Petitions are filed seeking for issuance of similar directions, viz; to dispose of Exhibit P1 in the respective Writ Petitions filed by the petitioner before the Kerala State Election Commission under the Kerala Local Authorities Prohibition of Defection Act, 1999. The party respondents in these three cases are different members of Pallichal Grama Panchayat in Trivandrum. It is pointed out by the petitioner that the period of the Panchayat in question will expire by October, 2010. Even though the Original Petitions were being posted on different dates, there is no progress with regard to the trial of the petitions and it is apprehended that if the cases are not disposed of before the next election is held, then the matter may adversely affect the case of the petitioner. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Election Commission. It is submitted that expeditious steps are being taken to dispose of the matter. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Election Commission to see that the Original Petitions are disposed of expeditiously, at any rate, before the term of the Panchayat expires. The Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn