IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33421 of 2010(C) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.P.SUNDARAM, S/O.KOCHU CHERUKKAN, RESIDING AT 'SREE SAI', KEEZHPALUR, VINOBHA NIKETHAN P.O., ARYANAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE, BY ADV.SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON, SRI.JIBU P THOMAS, SRI.P.S.APPU, SRI.C.A.ANOOP. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ARYANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ARYANAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.EANOSE, RESIDING AT KALIVEEDU, PALEKONAM, PAZHAYATHERUVU MURI, ARYANAD VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA R4 BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMMN. R5 BY ADVS.SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF, SMT.MOLLY JACOB, SMT.RABIA BEEGAM T.K., SRI.JOBI.A.THAMPI, SMT.M.KABANI DINESH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 33421 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The dispute in this writ petition relates to the question whether the fifth respondent is a member of a scheduled caste community and whether he is eligible to hold office as President of Aryanad Grama Panchayat. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the fifth respondent has been sworn in as the President of Aryanad Grama Panchayat and that in view of the subsequent developments, the writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn leaving open the petitioner's contentions and reserving liberty with him to challenge the assumption of charge by the fifth respondent as President of Aryanad Grama Panchayat in other appropriate proceedings. Leave granted as prayed for and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No. 2 WPC No. 3