IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24435 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- CHIRAYACODE VIJAYAN, S/O. RAGHAVAN, CHIRAYACODE MOTHENKARA VEEDU, KUTTAMALA.P.O., VAZHICHAL VILLAGE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------ 1. KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MATHEW VARGHESE,MEMBER, WARD NO.5, (KOOTTAPPOO), AMBOORI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, AMBOORI.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695505. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.24435 of 2010-D ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 JUDGMENT The prayer in the Writ Petition is for a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of Exhibit P1 expeditiously. The same is filed by the petitioner under the Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection)Act. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Election Commission. It is pointed out by the learned Standing Counsel for the Election Commission that so far the parties have not adduced evidence in the matter. 3. In the light of the above, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent-Election Commission to dispose of the matter within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE). dsn True copy P.A.to Judge.