A writ petition is not maintainable when alternative remedies are available under the relevant Act.

JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with following prayers :

i) “To declare that vote cast by the petitioner in the election dated 27.12.2025 to the post of President in the third respondent Panchayat (Munderi Grama Panchayat)

is valid;

ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction commanding the second respondent to declare the result of the election to the post of President of the third respondent Panchayat held on 27.12.2025 by treating the vote cast by the petitioner as valid;

iii) To pass an order to dispense with production of English translation exhibits in vernacular language.

iv) To grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts circumstance of the case; .” [sic]

2. The petitioner challenged the rejection of petitioner's vote in the President Election of 3^rd respondent- Panchayat. I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition for the simple reason that the petitioner has got an alternative remedy as per Sec. 153 (14) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act . Therefore, I do not want to make any observation about the merit of the case. All the contentions raised by the petitioner in this writ petition are left open. The petitioner is free to agitate the same before the appropriate forum, in accordance with law.

With the above observation, this writ petition is disposed of.

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