JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

The petitioner in W.P.(C)No.42523 of 2025 filed this writ appeal under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958, challenging the judgment dated 13.11.2025, passed by the learned Single Judge in that writ petition.

2. The appellant, who is a social worker and a resident of Arattuvazhy ward of Alappuzha Municipality, approached this Court with W.P.(C)No.42523 of 2025 seeking the following reliefs;

“i) issue a writ of certiorari quashing Ext P4 to the extent it reserves the Office of Chairperson of Alappuzha Municipality, for women candidates;

ii) declare that the 1^st respondent cannot reserve the office of the chairperson of a municipality, for successive terms;

iii) issue a writ of mandamus commanding the 1^st respondent to pass orders re-notifying the office of the Chairperson of Alappuzha Municipality for general category”

3. When the writ petition came up for consideration on

13.11.2025, after hearing the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, the learned Standing Counsel for the State Election Commission and the learned Special Government Pleader, the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition on the finding of maintainability, since the