V.P.Moosankuty v. State Election Commission

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/22ND ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 31309 of 2015 (K) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER:

-------------------------- V.P.MOOSANKUTTY, AGED 40 YEARS S/O. ABDUL RAHMAN VANNATHANVALAPPIL PUTHIYAPURAYIL HOUSE NADUVIL P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT - 670 582 BY ADVS.SRI.P.A.MOHAMMED SHAH SRI.SOORAJ T.ELENJICKAL SMT.MARY RESHMA GEORGE SMT.P.M.MAZNA MANSOOR RESPONDENTS:

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THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY CORPORATION OFFICE COMPLEX LMS JUNCTION, PALAYAM THIRUVNANTHAPURAM - 695 033 2.

RETURNING OFFICER NADUVIL GRAMA PANCHAYATH NADUVIL P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT - 670 582 BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC, KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 31309 of 2015 (K) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1 :

COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 19.04.2013 IN CRL. APPEAL NO. 502/2013 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:- NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE DCS

V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 31309 OF 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of October, 2015

JUDGMENT

It transpires that only the sentence imposed on the petitioner stands suspended. There is no stay of conviction of the petitioner in the criminal case. Therefore the prayer of the petitioner to accept his nomination cannot be acceded to. There is also a constitutional bar to entertain this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is dismissed.

V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE DCS