N .Bhadran v. State Co-Operative Election Commission

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MAY 2015/7TH JYAISHTA, 1937 PETITIONERS : - ------------------------

1. N .BHADRAN, (MEMBER No. 3183), BHADRA BHAVANAM, PUTHUPPALLIKKUNNAM, CHARUMOOD P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

2. BABU N.K., (MEMBER No. 1905), KALATHIVILAYIL, EDAKKUNNAM, CHARUMOOD P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

3. SUKUMARA PILLA S., (MEMBER No. 2606), NARAYANAVILASADM, EDAKKUNNAM, CHARUMOOD P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

4. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI. N., (MEMBER No. 3140), NARAYANAVILASAM, EDAKKUNNAM, CHARUMOOD P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

5. INDIRAYAMMA, (MEMBER No. 1503), EARICKAL, THATHAMUNNA, NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

6. P. KRISHNAN KUTTY, (MEMBER No. 4767), M.R. BHAVANAM, THATHAMMUNNA,

7. T. LEELAMMA, (MEMBER No. 3081), M.R. BHAVANAM, THATHAMMUNNA,

8. CHANDRAN UNNITHAN, (MEMBER No. 1988), MEZUVELLIL, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

9. K. BHARGAVAN PILLA, (MEMBER No. 2074), POOVAMBALLIL KIZHAKKATHIL, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM. P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

10. THOMAS, (MEMBER No. 4772), VILAYIL VEEDU, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

11. JOSE P., (MEMBER No. 5262), PUTHENVEETTIL, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

12. BABY G., (MEMBER No. 5366), BHAGYODAYAM, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

13. SURENDRAN P., (MEMBER No. 3268), ILAMULAYIL, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

14. JOHN, (MEMBER No. 2433), SELINALAYAM, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

15. M. MURALEEDHARAKUMAR (MEMBER No. 4456), VILAYILVEEDU, PALAMEL, PADANILAM P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

16. N. BHASKARAN, (MEMBER No. 1434), ILLATHUKIZHAKETHIL, PALAMEL, PADANILAM P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

17. RETNAMMA, (MEMBER No. 4861), ILLATHUKIZHAKETHIL, PALAMEL, PADANILAM P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

18. ANEESH B, (MEMBER No. 6105), MOLIBHAVANAM, PAZHANIYOORKONAM, PATTOOR P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

19. SANTHOSHKUMAR A., (MEMBER No. 3096), IKKAMATH, PATTOOR P.O.,

20. PRASANNAKUMAR, (MEMBER No. 4786), NARAYANAMANDIRAM, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

21. VISWANATHAN, (MEMBER No. 2954), THUNDILPUTHENVEEDU, NEDUKULANJIMURI, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

22. LEELAMMA PAUL, (MEMBER No. 5349), THUNDUVILAYIL, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

23. JOSHWA MATHEW, (MEMBER No. 3147), PALLIVADAKKETHU, PADANILAM P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA.

24. T.G. CHARLES, (MEMBER No. 5342), THARAYILPUTHENVEEDU, KIDANGAYAM, PADANILAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA.

25. VASAVAN, (MEMBER No. 1732), SUNIL BHAVANAM, THATHAMUNNA, BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN RESPONDENTS : - ---------------------------

1. STATE CO-OP.ELECTIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, CORPORATION OFFICE COMPLEX, LMS JUNCTION, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033.

2. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIEITIES (G), MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA ELECTORAL OFFICER TO NOORNAD SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED NO.1559, PADANILAM.P.O. NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-690 529.

3. UNIT INSPECTOR, NOORANAD UNIT, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIEITIES (G), MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA RETURNING OFFICER TO NOORANAD SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED NO.1559, PADANILAM.P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-690 529.

4. NOORANAD SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED NO.1559, REPRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, PADANILAM.P.O., NOORANAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-690 529. BY Sr. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. VINCENT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28-05-2015, ALONG WITH WPC. 12492/2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

-------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS : - ------------------------------------- EXHBIIT P1 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 6-1-2015 IN WPC NO 13899/2014. EXHBITI P2 : COPY OF THE VOTERS LIST PUBLISHED BY THE BANK FOR THE ELECTION HELD ON 21-2-2009.

EXHIBIT P2(a) : COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P2 EXHBIIT P3 : COPY OF THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION DATED 12-03-2015 ISSUED BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION.

EXHBIIT P3(a) : COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P3. EXHBIIT P4 : COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY VOTERS LIST. EXHBIIT P4(a) : COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P4. EXHBIIT P5 : COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE PETITIONERS AND 49 OTHERS.

EXHBIIT P5(a) : COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P5. EXHIBIT P6 : COPY OF THE FINAL VOTERS LIST.

EXHIBIT P6(a) : COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P6. EXHBIIT P7 : COPY OF THE RECEIPTS ISSUED BY THE BANK. EXHIBIT P8 : COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 16.4.2015 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE ELECTION COMMISSION.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : - NIL.

// TRUE COPY // P.A. TO JUDGE DMR/-

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

W.P.(c) No. 12637 of 2015 & W.P.(c) No. 12492 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of May, 2015

JUDGMENT

Since the elections were already held, subsequent to filing of the writ petition though, I do not see any issue surviving in the present writ petition for consideration. In fact, it is the grievance of the petitioners that names of thousands of members have been excluded from the voters list and that it has caused immense prejudice to the petitioners and other excluded members, apart from resulting in farcical exercise of elections.

Be that as it may, this Court could not consider the issue on merits since elections have already been held. It is not in dispute that the petitioners have an efficacious alternative remedy by invoking Section 69 of the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act. Thus, making an observation that

W.P.(c) Nos. 12637 & 12492/15 the petitioners are at liberty to take appropriate legal steps ventilating their grievance, if any, this Court disposes of the writ petitions. No order as to costs.

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE DMR/-