P.A.Ibrahim v. The Chief Election Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/7TH KARTHIKA, 1937 WP(C).No. 32851 of 2015 (F) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

----------------- P.A.IBRAHIM, AGED 48 YEARS S/O.ABDUL KHADER, GENERAL CONVENOR (UDF) WARD-XIII, MUNDA-KAYYUR-CHEEMENI GRAMA PANCHAYAT. BY ADVS.SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN (SR.) SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR SMT.VANDANA MENON RESPONDENT(S):

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THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER (KERALA STATE) CORPORATION OFFICE COMPLEX, LMS JUNCTION, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033. 2.

DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER (DISTRICT COLLECTOR) KASARAGOD P.O., VIDHYANAGAR - 671 121.

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DISTRICT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, (DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF) KASARAGOD - 671 121.

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DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KANHANGAD, HOSDURG P.O. 5.

SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHEEMENI POLICE STATION, CHEEMENI P.O., 6.

KAMALAKSHAN.P., S/O.CHINDAN, LOCAL SECRETARY COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) THACHARNAM POYIL POST, VALIYAPOIL, CHERUVATHUR VIA KASARAGOD DISTRICT - 671 121.

R BY SRI.P.VIJAYARAGHAVAN, STATE ATTORNEY.

R BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMMISSION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) No. 32851 of 2015 PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 :

TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT DATED 14.10.2015. EXHIBIT P2 :

TRUE COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P1 RESPONDENT(S) EXHIBITS NIL.

//TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE.

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.32851 of 2015 --------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner seeks deployment of sufficient police force and installation of CC TVs on the polling date. The State Election Commission assures me that appropriate steps would be taken based on the inputs and dependent on the vulnerability of the situation. The police authorities shall also furnish the necessary inputs based on the information collected by them. What is needed for a free and fair poll is best left to be decided by the Election Commission in consultation with the District Collector.

No further directions are warranted and the Writ Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

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