P.V.Pavithran v. Kerala State Election Commission

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. 32984 of 2015 (W) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

----------------- P.V.PAVITHRAN, AGED 51 YEARS S/O.CHINDAN, 8TH WARD ERAMAM KUTTOOR PANCHAYAT VELLORA, PAYYANUR, KANNUR.

BY ADVS.SRI.G.GIREESH SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN RESPONDENT(S):

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KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2.

THE RETURNING OFFICER, G-13011 ERAMAM KUTTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE PAYYANUR, KANNUR - 695 001.

3.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR KANNUR DISTRICT KANNUR - 670 001.

4.

THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KANNUR DISTRICT, KANNUR - 670 001.

5.

ERAMAM KUTTOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PAYYANUR KANNUR - 670 307.

R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BOBY JOHN PULIKKAPARAMBIL. R BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMM 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. 32984 OF 2015 PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 :

A TRUE COPY OF THE CANDIDATE'S IDENTITY CARD DATED 20.10.2015 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P2 :

A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER APPOINTING ELECTION AGENT DATED 21.10.2015 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3 :

A TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 21.10.2015 SUBMITTED TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S) EXHIBITS NIL.

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

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.32984 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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