IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI
TUESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 15TH CHAITHRA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 10056 OF 2022
PETITIONERS:
1 SANIL JOHN @ SANAL NEDIYATHARA
AGED 47 YEARS
S/O. AUGUSTINE NEDIYATHARA,
NEDIYATHARA HOUSE, JANAKEEYA ROAD,
VADUTHALA, KOCHI - 682023.
2 V.C. PUSHPALAL
AGED 69 YEARS, S/O. CHANCHAN,
VENGATU HOUSE, JANAKEEYA ROAD,
VADUTHALA, KOCHI - 682023.
3 AGUSTINE GEORGE
AGED 72 YEARS, S/O. ALEXANDER,
THOTTAKATHU HOUSE,
CHERANALOOR, PIN - 682023.
4 ABDUL AZEEZ
AGED 65 YEARS, S/O. SAINUDHEEN,
KALAPPURAKKAL HOUSE,
CHERANALLOOR, PIN - 682034.
BY ADVS.
JOY GEORGE
PRAICY JOSEPH
VINO JOSE
TANYA JOY
RESPONDENTS:
1 REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
VAZHUTHAKADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001.
2 STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION,
CO-BANK TOWERS, VIKAS BHAVAN POST,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695033.
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3 JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
GENERAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 695035.
4 THE RETURNING OFFICER
CHERANALOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK,
NO. 62, CHERANALOOR,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682034.
5 CHERANALOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK,
NO.62, CHERANALOOR,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682034,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
BY ADVS.
M.M.MONAYE
M.PAUL VARGHESE
K.V.SANOSH
NIRMALA P.V.
SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIMAL K NATH
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
05.04.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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T.R. RAVI, J.
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Dated this the 5th day of April, 2022
JUDGMENT
The writ petition has been filed praying for a direction to respondents 1 to 4 to increase the number of polling stations at least to 4, at Chittoor, Vaduthala, Pachalam and Koramkotta Island for the purpose of conducting free and fair election.
2. When the case is taken up today, the learned Senior Government Pleader has placed before me the election notification dated 31.03.2022 whereby the election has been fixed on 08.05.2022 and it has to be held at Cheranalloor Al-Farookkhia Higher Secondary School between 9.00 am and 4.00 pm. There is a further prayer that the respondents may be directed to videograph the election process. Since election is already notified there can be no direction regarding increase of polling stations, this writ petition is hence disposed with a direction to the Returning Officer to videograph the election process at the cost of the petitioners.
Sd/-
T.R. RAVI JUDGE Pn WP(C) NO. 10056 OF 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 10056/2022 PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD IN FAVOUR OF THE 1ST PETITIONER DATED 29.07.98.
Exhibit P1(a) THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD IN FAVOUR OF THE 2ND PETITIONER DATED 08.09.97.
Exhibit P1(b) THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD IN FAVOUR OF THE 3RD PETITIONER DATED 28.05.93.
Exhibit P1(c) THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD IN FAVOUR OF THE 4TH PETITIONER DATED 11.09.96.
Exhibit P2 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION DATED 16.12.2021.
Exhibit P3 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 16.12.21. Exhibit P4 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 09.02.22.
Exhibit P5 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14.03.22.
Exhibit P6 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 25.1.22 FREEZING EXHIBIT P1 Exhibit P7 THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE FIRST AND LAST PAGE OF THE VOTERS LIST OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT BANK.