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1999 Supreme(Ker) 530

J.B.KOSHY
Suresh – Appellant
Versus
High Court Advocates Association – Respondent


Judgment :-

J.B. Koshy, J.

These two Original Petitions are filed regarding rejection of their nomination papers for contesting for the election to the Executive Committee of the second respondent, Kerala High Court Advocates' Association. Second respondent is a Bar Association as prescribed in the Advocates Act and the Advocates Welfare Fund Rules. With regard to O.P. No. 31185 of 1999, for the petitioner therein five nomination papers were submitted for the post of Vice President. The first three nomination papers were proposed by three different advocates with the name K.B. Suresh. Membership number was given in two nomination papers and in one nomination paper address was not given after the name. It is stated by the Returning Officer who was present in Court that petitioner's name is written in the membership register as Suresh K.B. and not K.B. Suresh. Apart from the above defect, his membership number was also written in the nomination form which is unwarranted as there is another column for putting membership number. In the first column, only name can be written. With regard to the fourth nomination paper, the only ground taken is that even though Suresh K.B. itself is writt









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