IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 31893 of 2010(J) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. M.A.HARIKUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.APPUKUTTAN NAIR, MARAMUTTATTU HOUSE, KALLISSERY P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. LIJO ABRAHAM, S/O.THOMAS ABRAHAM, AGED 26 YEARS, ALIMOOTTIL HOUSE, KALLISSERY P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.M.P.KRISHNAN NAIR SRI.ANIYANKUNJU VARGHESE SMT.MANJU ANTONEY RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. 3. THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER, THIRUVANVANDOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHENGANNUR-689109 4. THE SECRETARY, THIRUVANVANDOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHENGANNUR-689 109. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER, ELECTIONS TO THE THIRUVANVANDOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHENGANNUR-689109 6. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, URBAN AFFAIRS, CIVIL STATION, ALAPPUZHA-688 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM R2, R6 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31893 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, the petitioners challenge the addition of names to the electoral roll of Ward No.7 of Thiruvandooor Grama Panchayat and the deletion of the names of some others from the electoral roll. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that this writ petition may be dismissed as not pressed without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to file individual applications seeking deletion of the names of persons whose names have been included in the electoral roll. In the light of the said submission, this writ petition is dismissed as not pressed without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to file appropriate applications seeking deletion of the names of persons whose names are included in the electoral roll, before the competent authority in accordance with law. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No. 2 WPC No. 3