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C.R. Prakasan Vs C. Karunakaran Pillai — Election Law | Kerala HC (2020)

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C.R. Prakasan v. C. Karunakaran Pillai

Kerala HC6 Feb 2020WP(C)/3209/2020

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What is this about?

This writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL

THURSDAY, THE 06TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 17TH MAGHA, 1947

WP(C).No.3209 OF 2020(A)

PETITIONER:

C.R. PRAKASAN AGED 54 YEARS, S/O. C.K.RAGHVAN, CHERIYAMAKAL HOUSE, ERUMAMUNDA P.O., VELLIMATTAM, POTHUKAL PANCHYAT, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT

BY ADVS. SMT.SINDHU SANTHALINGAM SHRI.ABRAHAM K GEORGE

RESPONDENTS:

1 C. KARUNAKARAN PILLAI, S/O. CHELLAPPAN PILLAI, EELIVIDA PUTHEN VEETTIL, MEMBER WARD NO.16, POTHUKAL PANCHAYATH, BOODAN COLONY-P.O., 679 334

2 POTHUKAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-679 334, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
C.R. Prakashan
respondent
C. Karunakaran Pillai
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Pothukal Grama Panchayat
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Kerala State Election Commission

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Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Kerala HC
Decided on: 6 Feb 2020 · February
Registered: 5 Feb 2020
Case no.: WP(C)/3209/2020

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C.R. Prakasan v. C. Karunakaran Pillai, WP(C)/3209/2020 (KL), decided on 6 February 2020.

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Amit Rawal

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Dismissed

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3 KERALA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

R3 BY SRI MURALIPURUSHOTHAMAN

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.02.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No.3209 OF 2020(A)

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JUDGMENT

The prayer in this writ petition is for issuance of appropriate direction to the State Election Commission to decide the Writ Petition (Civil).

Counsel for the State Election Commission submits that the direction would not be necessary as the arguments in the aforementioned Election Petition are over and the matter is reserved.

In view of the aforementioned submission, as no further cause of action survives, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/-

AMIT RAWAL, JUDGE

Skk//15022020

WP(C).No.3209 OF 2020(A)

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APPENDIX

PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY THE O.P.105/2018 FILED BEFORE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DTD 25.1.2020 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT TOGETHER WITH THE ORDER OF APPOINTMENT OF THE RETURNING OFFICER TOGETHER WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL

Amit Rawal

CNR

KLHC010090222020

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Bench

Disposal

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