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2014 Supreme(Ker) 1060

C.T.RAVIKUMAR
Lisy Valsalan – Appellant
Versus
Kerala State Election Commission – Respondent


JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner is the President of Keerampara Panchayat in Ernakulam District. The 2ndrespondent herein filed O.P.No.43 of 2012 before the Kerala State Election Commission (for short ‘the Commission) seeking to disqualify the petitioner from being a member in the said Panchayat on the allegations that she had committed financial irregularities and misused her power as President of the Panchayat and also caused loss to the Panchayat. The petitioner submitted Ext.P2 preliminary objection before the Commission to the effect that the said Original Petition is not maintainable before the Commission owing to its total lack of jurisdiction to entertain the same. Ext.P3 application to determine the said preliminary objection was also submitted before the Commission. Subsequently, the Commission passed Ext.P4 order dismissing the said application and this Writ Petition is filed seeking quashment of Ext.P4 by issuing a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction. The further prayers are as follows:-

“(ii) To issue a Writ of Prohibition restraining the State Election Commission from entertaining or further continuing with Exhibit P1 petition since it wholl


























































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