Chitambaresh, J.

1. This writ appeal arises out of the judgment in the case titled P.V. Manoharan v. Kerala State Co-operative Election Commission and others [2016 (1) KLJ 784].

2. The nomination put in by the appellants for election to the managing committee of the fifth respondent bank was accepted by the third respondent Returning Officer notwithstanding the objection of the first respondent. The third respondent overruled the objection by Ext.P5 order on the ground that the documents produced by the first respondent are not attested or certified copies. The documents pertained to the suspension of sentence in Crl.R.P.No.3741/2006 filed by the appellants challenging their conviction and sentence. The appellants had been convicted and sentenced for offences alleged under Sections 406 and 465 of the Indian Penal Code by the trial court and lower appellate court. The sentence of imprisonment alone had been suspended by this Court in Crl.R.P.No.3741/2006 which was brought to the notice of the third respondent by the first respondent though in vain.

3. The first respondent challenged Ext.P5 order overruling his objection in the writ petition contending inter alia that the appe