Ahammad Fazil v. The State Election Commission

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH TUESDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/12TH KARTHIKA, 1937 ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER:

-------------------------- AHAMMAD FAZIL AGED 41 YEARS S/O. YUSUF KUNJU NAGAROOR HOUSE ELIPPAKULAM MURI KATTANAM VILLAGE ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT BY ADVS.SRI.K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENTS:

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THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION KERALA, CORPORATION OFFICE COMPLEX LMS JUNCTION, PALAYAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033 2.

THE GENERAL ELECTION OBSERVER, ALAPPUZHA UNDER THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION (DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE, VIKAS BHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 009) 3.

THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA - 688001 4.

THE RETURNING OFFICER, G 04063 BHARANIKAVU GRAMA PANCHAYAT BHARANIKAVU, ALAPPUZHA - 690 503 (THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS DIVISION, MAVELIKARA)

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THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF ALAPPUZHA ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 688 002 6.

A.M. HASHIR S/O. MOHAMMED KUNJU AGED 54 YEARS MANNANPARAMBIL (AREEPURATHU) ELIPPAKULAM MURI KATTANAM VILLAGE ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT PIN - 690 503 R1 BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E. COMMISSION R2 TO R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BOBY JOHN PULIKKAPARAMBIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT. P1 - COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE SECOND RESPONDENT EXT. P2 - COPY OF ORDER NO. 696/2015/SEC DATED 15.10.2015 ISSUED BY FIRST RESPONDENT EXT. P3 - COPY OF CIRCULAR NO. 6330/B/2015/SEC DATED 17.10.2015 ISSUED TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT EXT.P4 - COPY OF CIRCULAR NO. 6330/B/2015 SEC DATED 28.10.2015 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE DCS

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

------------------------------ W.P.(C). No.33501 of 2015 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 03rd day of November, 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.

V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

DCS