IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2011 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8597 of 2011(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JUSTINE.M.S,S/O.STANLEY MIRANDA, THYVILAKOM,PUTHENTHOPE PO,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT(MEMBER,WARD NO.15(PUTHENTHOPE NORTH), KADINAMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTIOIN COMMISSION, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 004. 2. TELA NELSON,MEMBER,WARD NO.13, (ST.ANDREWS),KADINAMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KADINAMKULAM PO,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN 695 584. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 8597 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner and the second respondent are members of the Kadinamkulam Grama Panchayat. The petitioner has filed an original petition No.72/2010 before the first respondent with a prayer to disqualify the second respondent under Section 4 of the Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act. The grievance of the petitioner is that it is being adjourned from time to time and despite the expiry of the statutory prescribed time, it is still pending before the first respondent. It is in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed along with a prayer to direct the first respondent to dispose of Ext.P1 original petition. 2. A statement has been filed on behalf of the first respondent in this writ petition. In paragraph 3 of the said statement it is stated that appropriate steps would be taken to dispose of Ext.P1 original petition expeditiously, and in fact, the schedule of proceedings would reveal such efforts. In the said circumstances, recording the above submission, WPC.No.8597/2011 : 2 : this writ petition is closed. Needless to say that first respondent shall take all steps for an expeditious disposal of Ext.P1 original petition. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge