IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH APRIL 2008 / 9TH VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 13518 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.C.RAMAN, PRESIDENT, KASARGOD DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., KASARGOD. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM SRI.T.R.RAVI RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KASARAGOD. 2. THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, THE KASARAGOD DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., KASARAGOD. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER, THE KASARAGOD DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., KASARGOD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 13518 of 2008 APPENDIX EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION DATED 10.4.2008. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REQUEST GIVEN TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 21.4.2008. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & S. SIRI JAGAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 13518 OF 2008 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT S. SIRI JAGAN,J. The petitioner is the President of the Kasargod District Co- opearative Bank Ltd. He seeks a direction to the police to afford adequate police protection for conducting election on 3.5.2008. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that if the Returning Officer makes a request, the police has no difficulty in affording police protection. Having heard both sides, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to see that the election is conducted smoothly without any untoward incident. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd