Ushabhasi v. The Kerala State Election Commission

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/13TH KARTHIKA, 1937 WP(C).No. 33616 of 2015 (B) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

----------------- USHABHASI, AGED 54 YEARS VADAKKEVANIYERATHU HOUSE KADAMPOOR MURI ENNAKKADU VILLAGE ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SMT.ASHA ELIZABETH MATHEW RESPONDENT(S):

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THE KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY CORPORATION OFFICE BUILDING, L.M.S.JUNCTION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN - 695 033.

2.

THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

3.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR (THE RETURNING OFFICER) CIVIL STATION, ALAPPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688 001.

4.

THE DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, ALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA P.O. 5.

THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MANNAR, MANNAR P.O. - 689 622. R BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BOBY JOHN PULIKKAPARAMBIL. R BY SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,K.S.E.COMMISSION. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) No.33616 of 2015 PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 :

TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE FIFTH RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P2 :

TRUE COPY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT DATED 31/10/2015.

RESPONDENT(S) EXHIBITS NIL.

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

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.33616 of 2015 --------------------- Dated this the 4th 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.

Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

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