IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR &

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY WEDNESDAY, THE 16^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 27TH MAGHA, 1943 WA NO. 226 OF 2022 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 23895/2021 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 19.11.2021 APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:

1 PRIYA C.P AGED 24 YEARS CHACKANICAL HOUSE, URULANTHANNI PO, PINAVOORKUDY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 686681

2 GEORGE PIOUS AGED 31 YEARS ARUVELIL HOUSE, MARANGATTUPILLY PO, ELAKAD VILLAGE, MEENACHI TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686635 BY ADV PAUL JACOB (P)

RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ROAD, ATHIRAMPUZHA,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 686560

2 JOINT REGISTRAR - II (ADMIN)

(RETURNING OFFICER) MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ROAD, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686560

3 VICE CHANCELLOR MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ROAD, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686560

4 MOHAMMED ABBAS S SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, M.A. JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION, INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM, KUMARANALLOOR, PULLARIKUNNU, M.G.U. CAMPUS, KOTTAYAM, KERALA, PIN - 686041

5 NAVEEN K FRANCIS SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, SCHOOL OF GANDHIAN THOUGHT AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, M.G. UNIVERSITY, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KERALA, PIN - 686560

6 ASHWIN ANIL SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.A-L.L.B, CSI COLLEGE FOR LEGAL STUDIES, SCHOOL ROAD, KANAKKARY, KERALA, PIN - 686631

7 AJMILA SHAN SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, M.A POLITICAL SCIENCE, MAHARAJA'S COLLEGE, PARK AVENUE ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KERALA - 682011

8 ADITYA R SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.S.C CHEMISTRY, ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE, KOTHAVARA, COLLEGE ROAD, THALAYAZHAM, KERALA, PIN - 686607 9 AISHWARIYA T. S SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, MASTER OF TOURISM & TRAVEL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL OF TOURISM STUDIES, UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ROAD, ATHIRAMPUZHA, KERALA, PIN - 686560

10 ALISHA CHANDINI SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.S.C CHEMISTRY, CATHOLICATE COLLEGE, MANNARAMALA, PATHANAMTHITTA, KERALA, PIN - 689645

11 GAYATRI M RAJU SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B. COM, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE ROAD, KATTAPANA, KERALA, PIN - 685515

12 SURAJ N. S SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, M.B.A, RURAL ACADEMY FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES, AYYAMPILLY, VYPIN, KERALA, PIN - 682501

13 JITHIN K. J SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.A MALAYALAM, MAHARAJA'S COLLEGE, PARK AVENUE ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN - 682011

14 ADARSH SURENDRAN SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.A MALAYALAM, D.B COLLEGE, THALAYOLAPARAMBU, KERALA, PIN - 686605

15 ARSHO P. M.

SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, INTEGRATED M.A. ARCHAEOLOGY & MATERIAL CULTURAL STUDIES, MAHARAJA'S COLLEGE, PARK AVENUE ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN - 682011

16 JAISON JOSEPH SAJAN SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.COM-L.L.B., MOUNT ZION LAW COLLEGE, KADAMMANITTA PO, PATHANAMTHITTA, KERALA, PIN - 689649

17 YEDHU KRISHANAN P. S SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.A. ECONOMICS, ETTUMANOORAPPAN COLLEGE, CHOORAKULANGARA, ETTUMANOOR, KERALA, PIN - 686631 18 SRIJITH RAMESH SENATE MEMBER OF MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, B.B.A-L.L.B, CO-OPERATIVE SCHOOL OF LAW, MUTHARAKUNNU, VENGALLOOR PO, THODUPUZHA, KERALA, PIN - 685608 BY ADV SHRI.SURIN GEORGE IPE, SC, M.G.UNIVERSITY THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

16.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

Dated this the 16^th day of February, 2022 S. Manikumar, CJ Appellants are the writ petitioners. The matter pertains to election to the Senate of Mahatma Gandhi University. Before the writ court, Exhibit P5 Sample Ballot Paper dated 21.10.2021 and Exhibit P9 notification declaring election results numbered as No.3110/1/2020/Election/Election to the Senate, issued by the Joint Registrar II (administrative Section), were sought to