High Court of KeralaWP(C)/33052/2015disposed of

Ernakulam District Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. The State Election Commission

2015-10-293 pages

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. 33052 of 2015 (F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER:

-------------------------- THE ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. HEAD OFFICE, KAKKANAD, KOCHI - 682 030 REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER-IN-CHARGE BY ADV. SMT.I.SHEELA DEVI RESPONDENTS:

---------------------------- 1.

THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033 2.

DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER COLLECTORATE KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM KOCHI - 682 030 BY ADV. 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:

WP(C).No. 33052 of 2015 (F) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1. COPY OF THE LETTER NO. C.1-13191 DATED 24.06.2015 ISSUED BY SECRETARY, THRIKKAKARA, MUNICIPALITY EXHIBIT P2. COPY OF LETTER DATED 29.09.2015 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P3. COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 06.10.2015 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4. COPY OF THE LIST OF EMPLOYEES EXHIBIT P5. COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 01.07.2015 ALONG WITH THE LIST EXHIBIT P6. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P7. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P8. COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P9. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 21.10.2015 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P10. COPY OF REQUEST DATED 27.10.

2015 GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER BANK TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:- --------------------------------------- ANNEXURE R1(A) THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30.03.2004 IN W.P.(C). NO. 111176/2004 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT ANNEXURE R1(B) THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER NO. 1268/K/2015/SEC DATED 28.10.2015 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT ANNEXURE R1(C) THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 15.10.2015 IN W.P.(C). NO. 31226/2015 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT /TRUE COPY/ P.A.

V. CHITAMBARESH, J --------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 33052 OF 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner seeks exemption from election duty for its employees. The first respondent has filed a statement wherein it is inter alia stated as follows:- "Be that as it may, as requested by the petitioner in Ext. P9 the Commission has exempted the Managers, Cashiers and person holding key from attending the duties in connection with the General Election. Further, two officers of each department of the Head Office are also exempted from attending the election duties. The photocopy of the letter No. 1268/K/2015/SEC dated 28.10.2015 issued by the Commission to the 2nd respondent is produced herewith and marked as Annexure-R1 (B)."

The above statement is recorded and no further directions are warranted.

The writ petition is disposed of.

V. CHITAMBARESH JUDGE