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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 4457

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
ANIL KUMAR.V – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SMT.ATHIRA A.MENON
For the Respondents: SHRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN, SC, STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, KERALA, SPL GP SMT DEEPA K R

Table of Content
1. allegations of election violations (Para 1 , 2)
2. hearing of parties' arguments (Para 3)
3. court's non-entitlement to extraordinary jurisdiction (Para 4)

JUDGMENT

This Writ Petition (C) is filed seeking the following reliefs:

" i. To call for records leading to Ext.P2, P5 and P6 and set aside the same by issuing a writ of certiorari as it violates Sec.162(2) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and Rules therein.

ii. To declare that the election of Standing Committee members to the various Standing Committees of West Kallada Panchayat pursuant to Ext.P2 notice was conducted not in accordance with the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and Rules, Ext.P1 guidelines and hence illegal.

iii. To issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents 1 to 3 to take immediate steps to conduct the election of Standing Committee members of West Kallada Grama Panchayat afresh, in compliance with Kerala Panchayat Raj Act , Rules and guidelines of the Kerala State Election Commission. "

[SIC]

2. Petitioner submits that the election conducted for the Standing Committees of the 5th respondent, West Kallada Grama Panchayat, is in violation of Rule 3(A) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Standing Commit

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