IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2010 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 29589 of 2010(W) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. P.SEETHAKUMARI AMMA, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT,KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES WELFARE BOARD,P.B.NO.112,OVERBRIDGE JUNCTION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PRESENTLY RESIDING AT JYOTSNA,THIRUMALA.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. G.MADHAVADAS,L.D.CLERK(HR.GR), KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES WELFARE BOARD, P.B.NO.112,OVERBRIDGE JUNCTION,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT LEKSHMI VILAS,T.C.24/1512, KANNETTUMUKKU,THYCAUD.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR, SMT.P.A.ANITHA, SMT.S.MEERA, SMT.M.G.AISHWARYA. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, CORPORATION BUILDINGS,PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES WELFARE BOARD,P.B.NO.112,OVERBRIDGE JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY/ TREASURER. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER,ELECTION TO THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER,VANCHIYOOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R3 BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMMN. R2 BY ADVS. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SRI.RAJAN VELLOTH, SRI.SAIJO HASSAN, SRI.RAFEEK. V.K., SRI.BENOJ C AUGUSTIN, SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.29589 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are employees of the Kerala State Co- operative Employees Welfare Board. With a view to contest in the recently held elections to Trivandrum Corporation they sought the permission of their employer, the Kerala State Co-operative Employees Welfare Board. By Exts.P2 and P3 letters, the said permission was declined. This writ petition was thereupon filed challenging Exts.P2 and P3 and seeking a declaration that the Kerala State Co-operative Employees Welfare Board is not a Board constituted under a State law and therefore section 86(1) of the Kerala Municipality Act has no application. It was also contended that the petitioners have been discriminated against in the matter of grant of permission to contest in the elections. 2. By order passed on 13th September 2010 I declined to grant an interim order to the 3rd respondent Returning Officer to accept the nomination papers. The election has also since been W.P(C).No.29589 of 2010 -:2:- held. In such circumstances I am of the opinion that the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.29589 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 1st December, 2010