Dismissed

Baisil Attipetty @ Basil.a.G. v. Union of India

Kerala HC6 Dec 2017WA/605/2014

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The Kerala High Court dismissed the writ appeal challenging the Representation of People (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2013. Relying on the Delhi High Court judgment upheld by the Supreme Court, the court found no reason to entertain the appeal as the challenge had already been rejected at the highest judicial level.

What did the court decide?

The writ appeal is dismissed with no separate relief granted.

Baisil Attipetty @ Basil.a.G. Vs Union of India — Election Law | Kerala HC (2017)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT:

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THE HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.ANTONY DOMINIC

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU

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WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2017/15TH AGRAHAYANA, 1939

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WA.No. 605 of 2014 IN WP(C).9575/2014

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AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 9575/2014 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 01-04-2014

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APPELLANT/PETITIONER:

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BAISIL ATTIPPETY @ BASIL.A.G.

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ATTIPETTY HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM.P.O., KERALA, KOCHI-682 509.

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BY ADV. BAISIL ATTIPETY (PARTY -IN-PERSON)

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RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

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UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, 4TH FLOOR, 'A' WING, SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 001.

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THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOK ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 011.

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R2 BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,ELE.COMMN. BY SRI.N.NAGARESH, ASG OF INDIA

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THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06-12-2017, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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ANTONY DOMINIC, Ag. C.J. &

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DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

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W. A. No.605 of 2014

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Dated this the 6^th day of December, 2017

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JUDGMENT

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Antony Dominic, Ag. C.J.

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aThough the appellant is no more, nobody has

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come forward and got impleaded in his place.

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Be that as it may, from the judgment under appeal,

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we find that the challenge to the Representation of People (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2013, was rejected by the learned single Judge following the judgment of the Delhi High Court in W.P.(C) No.7459 of 2013.

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