IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20066 of 2011(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.A.MOHAMMED, AGED 67 ,S/O.ABDUL KHADER, KAYAMKULAM HOUSE, KAROOPADANNA DESOM, THEKUMKARA VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR), SRI.K.RAVI (PARIYARATH). RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE VELLANGALLUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VELLANGALLUR P.O.,THRISSUR - 680 001. 3. ANIL MANTHURUTHY, S/O.NARAYANAN, MANTHURUTHY HOUSE, VELLANGALLUR P.O.,THRISSUR - 680 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMMN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.20066/2011 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES: P1: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE MINUTES BOOK CONCERNING MEETING DTD. 6/07/2011. P2: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT OF THE CHAIRMAN, U D F DTD. 6/7/2011. P3: COPY OF THE O.P.NO.17 OF 2011 BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT DTD. 8/07/2011. RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURES: ANNEX.A: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.3005/K/2011/SEC DTD.20/07/2011 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20066 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the first respondent to take up Ext.P3 complaint and to dispose of the same within such time as may be fixed by this Court and till the same is decided, direct the second respondent to maintain status quo in the matter of various policy decisions to be taken in the interest of justice. 2. The first respondent in para 9 of the the statement stated that Ext.P3 petition was filed before the State Election Commission by the writ petitioner on 8.7.2011 and the same is posted on 27.7.2011. The first respondent also referred to Rule 5 (1) of the Kerala Local Authorities (Disqualification of Defected Members) Rules 2000 which provides that every petition under the Act as far as may be disposed of within 60 days of its receipt. It is also stated W.P.(C) No. 2 that the Ext.P3 complaint will be disposed of expeditiously in accordance with the priority and seniority of cases pending before the Commission. The said submission of the first respondent is recorded and the writ petition is closed. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al