IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 14TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1362 of 2010(U) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.J. SHAJU, PRESIDENT, KUNNUKARA KSHEEROLPADAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.NO.E 32, (APCOS), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. 2. THE ELECTORAL OFFICER (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, ERNAKULAM), ERNAKULAM REGIONAL CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS' UNION, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER, (ASSISTNAT DIRECTOR OF DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, ERNAKULAM), ERNAKULAM REGIONAL CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS' UNION, ERNAKULAM. 4. ERNAKULAM REGIONAL CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS' UNION, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. R1 TO R3 BY MR.RENJITH THAMPAN, ADDL. ADVOCATE GENERAL R4 BY MR.B.S. KRISHNAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE,SC, ADV. MR.K. ANAND. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 1362/2010-U APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION NO.E(2)/2353/09/SCEC DATED 21/12/2009. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE OBJECTION GIVEN TO THE ELECTORAL OFFICER DATED 11/01/2010. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ORDER GIVEN BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 11/01/2010. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE BYELAWS OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT UNION. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE FORMAT OF AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRIMARY SOCIETY FOR CASTING VOTE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 1362 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 3rd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010 JUDGMENT As per interim order dated 22.1.2010, this court had directed the respondents to ensure that votes cast by the administrators of the 79 societies named in Ext.P2 were kept in a separate ballot box. The respondents were further directed to count separately the votes cast by the administrators of the 79 societies referred to above and the votes cast by the Presidents of the other societies and to file a report to this court in a sealed cover through the G.P. The results of the poll was directed to be published only after obtaining further orders from this court. 2. The directions in the above order have been complied with and the learned Government Pleader has produced before me the votes directed to be kept separately, in a sealed cover. 3. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the election was conducted without giving cause for any complaints and therefore he is not pursuing the matter further. Wpc 1362/2010 2 4. In the above circumstances, the respondents shall publish the results forthwith. This writ petition is accordingly closed. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk