IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27390 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SAJU.V.SNAIR,AGED 31 YEARS, S/O.SOMASEKHARAN NAIR,VALIYAKALAYIL HOUSE, PUTHUSERIMALA PO, RANNI VILLAGE & TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SETHUNATH SRI.PRAKASH KESAVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 032. 2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 032. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN 689 645. 4. V.SURESH KUMAR,THE RANNI GRAMA PANCHAYATH,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,RANNI PO, PIN 689 672. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN,SC,DELIMITATIO FOR R1 AND R2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.27390 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010 JUDGMENT Ext.P8 final delimitation report submitted by the Secretary of Ranni Grama Panchayat to the State Delimitation Commission pursuant to an order passed by the State Delimitation Commission is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. Ext.P8 final delimitation report was published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary dated 30.6.2010. A learned single Judge of this Court has in W.P(C)No.23641 of 2010 and connected cases held that once the delimitation order is passed and the final delimitation report is published in the Official Gazette it will have the force of law and therefore, the bar under Article 243-O of the Constitution of India operates. It was held that by virtue of the provisions contained in section 10(3A) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 every order issued by the State Delimitation Commission with regard to the delimitation of the constituencies shall on publication in the Official Gazette have the force of law. W.P(C).No.27390 of 2010 -:2:- In such circumstances I am of the considered opinion that the relief prayed for by the petitioner cannot be granted. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.27390 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 3rd September, 2010