JUDGMENT :

This writ petition is filed by the residents of different wards of the Cherpulassery Municipality, the 2^nd respondent herein. The grievance raised by the petitioners is that, despite Ext.P4 notification issued by the Government, constituting a Delimitation Commission, the 3^rd respondent herein, for the purpose of carrying out the exercise of delimitation in all the Local Self Government Institutions in the State by dividing the wards and fixing the boundaries thereof, the 3^rd respondent Commission had taken a decision not to carry out such exercise for the 2^nd respondent-Municipality.

2. The facts in brief are as follows:

The 2^nd respondent-Municipality was constituted by the Government as per GO(P)No.152/2015/LSGD dated 30.04.2015 under Section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act , 1994. The said Municipality was constituted by converting the then existing Cherpulassery Grama Panchayat and adding three wards of Thrikkadeeri Grama Panchayat. Upon constitution of the same, as per GO(P)No.164/2015/LSGD dt.11.5.2015, the number of wards in the Municipality was notified as 33. Thereafter, the Delimitation Commission vide Ext.P2 order, divided the Municipality into 33 wards, by f