Thomas Joseph v. State Of Kerala
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015/27TH BHADRA, 1937 ------------------------------------- PETITIONER:
--------------------- THOMAS JOSEPH, AGED 52 YEARS S/O. JOSEPH, SALEM BHAVANAM, SOORANAD P.O.
KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN-690522.
BY ADVS.SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.) SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.P.PRIJITH SRI.THOMAS P.KURUVILLA RESPONDENTS:
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1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (EM) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695001.
2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001.
3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS KOLLAM-691001.
4. SOORANAD NORTH GRAMA PANCHAYAT SOORANAD NORTH P.O., PIN-690561.
5. SOORANAD SOUTH GRAMA PANCHAYAT SOORANAD SOUTH P.O., PIN-690522.
6. PORUVAZHY GRAMA PANCHAYAT PORUVAZHY P.O., PIN-690520.
7. SASTHAMKOTTA GRAMA PANCHAYAT SASTHAMKOTTA P.O., PIN-690521.
* ADDL. R8 & R9 ARE IMPLEADED
8. THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.
9. STATE DELIMITATION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY STATE DELIMITATION COMMISSION, LMS COMPOUND THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.
* ADDL.R8 AND R9 ARE SUO MOTU IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 25.06.2015.
R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANITHA RAVINDRAN R5 BY ADV. SRI.P.V.DILEEP R8 & R9 BY SRI. MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC, K.S.E. COMMISSION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18-09-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1- TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DATED 11-11-2014 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P1(a)- TRUE COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P1. EXHIBIT P2- TRUE COPY OF REPORT DATED 09-12-2014 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2(a)- TRUE COPY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P2. EXHIBIT P3- TRUE COPY OF REPORT DATED 29-12-2014 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P3(a)- TRUE COPY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P3. EXHIBIT P4- TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED NIL SUBMITTED BY VARIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICAL LEADERS. EXHIBIT P4(a)- TRUE COPY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P4. RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:- NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE
V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 5880 OF 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of September, 2015
JUDGMENT
Similar writ petition has been disposed of by judgment dated 08.07.2015 in W.P.(C). No. 3212/2015. The operative part of the judgment therein is extracted below: "As it is too late to direct the Government to consider the request of the petitioner for bifurcation, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent State to consider the grievance of the petitioner before the next general election for the local bodies to be held in the year 2020."
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The directions in the above judgment will govern the present writ petition also. The petitioner in other words is entitled to have his grievance ventilated before the next general election for the local bodies in the year 2020. The writ petition is disposed of.
V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE