IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26468 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. ANILA BOSE, 2ND YEAR B.A.HISTORY STUDENT, MAHARAJAS GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. 2. RASHMI RAVI IST YER B.A. HINDI STUDENT, MAHARAJAS GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. 3. NUASRATH ALI 2ND YEAR B.A. ISLAMIC HISTORY, MAHARAJAS GOVERNMENT COLLEGE,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.VELLAYANI SUNDARARAJU SMT.P.MEENAKUMARI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE MAHATMA GANDHI UIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, PRIYARDARSINI HILLS P.O., KOTTAYAM , PIN 686 560 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, PRIYARDARSINI HILLS P.O.,' KOTTAYAM 686 560. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, MAHARAJAS GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER TO THE COLLEGE UNION ELECTION OF MAHARAJAS GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. T.A. SHAJI GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.26468 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are candidates, who seek to contest College Union Elections in the Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. Their nomination papers have been rejected by the Returning Officer. According to the petitioners, the petitioners were not informed of the reason for rejection of their nomination papers. Therefore, I directed the learned Government Pleader to get instructions as to the reason for rejection of the nomination papers. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the nomination papers were rejected since the petitioners have not filled up the nomination paper properly. In any event, the petitioners have not stated the reason for rejection of their nomination papers in the writ petition. The scrutiny of the nomination papers is done in the presence of the candidates themselves. That being so, I cannot believe the contention of the petitioners that they were not informed about the reasons for rejection of the nomination papers. In fact W.P.(c)No.26468/08 2 similar other candidates had come up before me challenging the rejection of the nomination papers on the ground that Clause 6 of the nomination paper has not been duly filled up and I had upheld the rejection of the nomination papers on that ground. In the above circumstances, I do not find any merit in this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.26468/08 3