Samuel P v. Kappikkad Milk Producers Co-Operative Society Ltd.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH MONDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015/29TH POUSHA, 1936 ------------------------------------- PETITIONER:
--------------------- SAMUEL P, AGED 62 YEARS S/O. PONNU NADAR AMBUJA BHAVAN, PARAVILA POOVACHAL, TRIVANDRUM - 695 575 BY ADVS.SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI SRI.JEEVAN MATHEW MANAYANI RESPONDENTS:
----------------------- 1.
KAPPIKKAD MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY NO. T. 123-APCOS KAPPIKKAD, POOVACHAL P.O.
TRIVANDRUM - 695 575 2.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT TRIVANDRUM - 695 001 3.
THE RETURNING OFFICER, KAPPIKKAD MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KAPPIKKAD, POOVACHAL P.O., TRIVANDRUM 695 575 4.
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO DAIRY DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM - 695 001 5.
STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION CO-OPERATIVE BANK TOWERS, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O.
TRIVANDRUM 695 033 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR SECRETARY 6.
ELECTROL OFFICER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM - 695 001 7.
JAYANANDA RAJ, PALLITHARA VEEDU KAPPIKKAD, POOVACHAL P.O.
TRIVANDRUM - 695 575
8.
P.B. PADMAKUMAR, PADMALAYAM VAZHUTHANAMUGHAL, POOVACHAL P.O.
TRIVANDRUM - 695 575 9.
C. RABI, KUZHIVILA VEEDU KONNIYOOR, POOVACHAL P.O.
TRIVANDRUM - 695 575 10.
O. SOBHA, THADATHARIKATH VEEDU VAZHUTHARAMUGHAL, POOVACHAL P.O.
695 575 11.
LIJU SAMUEL, ERAYAMKOD PUTHEN VEEDU, POOVACHAL P.O.
TRIVANDRUM - 695 575 12.
L. SUJATHA, MARUTHAMKODKONAM KAPPIKKAD, POOVACHAL P.O. - 695 575 13.
R. RAGHAVALAL, PALLIVETTA MEKKUMKARA PUTHEN VEEDU KONNIYOOR, POOVACHAL P.O. - 695 575 14.
T. LAL, THANKARAJ VILASAM KOTTAKUZHI, POOVACHAL P.O. - 695 575 15.
L.J. CHITHRA, PUNARTHAM HOUSE KAPPIKKAD P.O., TRIVANDRUM - 695 575 16.
SANOOFA BEEVI, AJI BHAVAN KAPPIKAD POOVACHAL P.O. - 695 575 R2 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. GIKKU JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19-01-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1 :
COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE AUTHORITIES THAT IS RESPONDENTS 2 AND 3 DATED 10.06.2014 WITHOUT EXHIBITS P2 :
COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS 2 AND 5 DATED 15.11.2014 WITHOUT EXHIBITS P3 :
COPY OF THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT SOCIETY DATED 22.11.2014 P4 :
COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 24.12.2014 P5 :
COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT DATED 06.01.2015 P6:
COPY OF THE FINAL VOTERS LIST PUBLISHED BY RESPONDENTS 3 AND RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:- NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE
V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 1893 OF 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of January, 2015
JUDGMENT
The election process is on. Ext. P3 election calender is eloquent. Final voters list was published on 26.12.2014. Even the nominations have been accepted on 07.01.2015. What remains is the polling on 21.01.2015.
2.
It is inequitable to entertain this writ petition at this juncture. The remedy is to file an election petition under Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (See:- Shri. Sant Sadguru Janardan Swami (Moingiri Maharaj) Sahakari Dugdha Utpadak Sanstha and Another v. State of Maharashtra and Others [(2001) 8 SCC 509]). Challenge to the voters list can be raised in the election petition as well. I decline jurisdiction. The writ petition is dismissed.
V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE