JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna, J.

The petitioner in W.P.(C)No.41889 of 2025 filed this writ appeal under Section 5 (i) of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958, challenging the judgment dated 11.11.2025, passed by the learned Single Judge in that writ petition.

2. The appellant, who is a resident and voter of the 6^th respondent Vijayapuram Grama Panchayath, being aggrieved by Ext.P1 notification dated 05.11.2025, reserving the post of President of the Grama Panchayath, for women, for the 3^rd consecutive time, approached this Court with W.P.(C) No.41889 of 2025, seeking the following reliefs;

“i. To declare that Exhibit P1 gazette notification to the extent the post of president of Vijayapuram Grama Panchayath is reserved for the 3^rd consecutive time is unconstitutional and against law and liable to be set aside by this Hon’ble Court.

ii. To set aside Ext P1 to the extent the post of president of Vijayapuram Grama panchayath is reserved for women.

iii. To direct the respondents to pass orders to the effect that the post of president of the 6th respondent grama panchayath is to be from the general category for the election of the year 2025 to maintain the rotation.”

3. When the writ petition came up