IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI THURSDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32290 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. P.CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP, ADVOCATE, GEETHANJALI, THENGAMOM.P.O, PALLICKAL, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. SRI.CHOORAKKODE VIJAYAN, S/O.R.KRISHNA PILLAI, M.V.HOUSE, ERATHU VILLAGE, CHOORAKKODE.P.O, ADOOR, PATHANAMHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.B.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT.MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADOOR. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ADOOR. 5. THE ELECTORAL OFFICER/ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD.NO.1804, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA (DIST). 6. THE SECRETARY, AREA COMMITTEE, CPI(M), AREA COMMITTEE OFFICE, ADOOR. 7. THE SECRETARY, AREA COMMITEE, C.P.I, AREA COMMITTEE OFFICE, ADOOR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.32290/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: COPY OF NOTIFICATION NO.E(2)/1391/08/SCEC PUBLISHED BY THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ELECTION COMMISSION DT.10.10.2008. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT BY THE 2ND PETITIONER DT.1.11.2008. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 32290 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ Balakrishnan Nair, J. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking police protection for the smooth conduct of the election to the Managing Committee of the Adoor Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd. No.1804. As per the interim order of this Court dated 6.11.2008, police protection was granted. Now, the election is over. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the official respondents have failed to obey the direction of this Court in the said interim order. The respondents 6 and 7 have indulged in violence. For the aforementioned grievance, the petitioners may workout the remedies available to them. Without prejudice to that right and their contentions in this regard, this writ petition is closed. (K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) ps