IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2010 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7414 of 2010(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PALLICHAL JOINT FARMING CO-OP. SOCIETY LIMITED NO.1218, EDACODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT R.S.KUMAR. 2. THE PALLICHAL JOINT FARMING CO-OP. SOCIETY LIMITED NO.1218, EDACODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA SMT.MANJU R.KARTHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., CO-OPERATIVE DEPT., GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP. SOCITIES(GENERAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP. SOCIETIES, NEYYATTINKARA. 4. ELECTORAL OFFICER, PALLICHAL JOINT FARMING CO-OP. SOCIETY LIMITED NO.1218, EDACODE, NEMOM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER, -DO-/ (THE UNIT INSPECTOR, BALARAMAPURAM UNIT, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CO-OP. SOCIETIES GENERAL NEYYATTINKARA). 6. SMT.N.SHAHANA, JUNIOR AUDITOR, OFFICE OF THE ASST. REGISTRAR (AUDIT), NEYYATTINKARA (E) UNIT. ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK FOR ADV.OBSERVER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.7414 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2010 JUDGMENT This writ petition was filed challenging the replacement of the Returning Officer who had been appointed to conduct the election to the Board of Directors of Pallichal Joint Farmers Co-operative Society No.T.1218, Nemom. The allegation was that the change in the Returning Officer was effected with the object of conducting manipulation of the electoral process. As per order dated 11.3.2010, this court had appointed an Advocate of this court to act as an Observer and to submit his report to this court. Accordingly, Adv.P.Deepak has acted as the Observer at the elections and has submitted his report dated 16.3.2010, which is part of the record of this case. The report reveals that the election was conducted peacefully and without any disturbances as apprehended by the petitioners. Since the election is already over, any further grievance that the petitioner may have can be redressed only by challenging the election itself in a properly instituted election petition. In view of the report of the Advocate Observer, no Wpc 7414/2010 2 further orders are necessary to be issued in this case. The report of the Advocate Observer is accepted. This writ petition is accordingly closed. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk