IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2009 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 10529 of 2009(I) ----------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, NARAYANA NILAYAM, NADERI.P.O, KOYILANDY. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, ELECTION (GENERAL) DEPARTMENT, LEGISLATURE COMPLEX, VIKAS BHAVAN.P.O, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,ELE.COMMN. FOR R1 GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO.10584/09, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 10529 & 10584 OF 2009 ========================= Dated this the 1st day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, petitioners submit that although regular permit has been granted, the same is not issued in view of the order dated 6/3/2009 issued by the Chief Electoral Officer. 2. This Court in the judgment in WP(C) No.8383/09 and connected cases have already clarified that the said order of the Chief Electoral Officer is inapplicable in so far as grants passed pursuant to the judgments rendered by Court or by the STAT is concerned. 3. In these writ petitions, grants in question are consequence of the orders passed by the STAT. Necessarily the said order of the Chief Electoral Officer cannot stand in the way of the authorities to issue the permits. Therefore clarifying the position as above and directing that it will be open to the respondents to issue the permit, the writ petition is disposed of. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp