IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 14675 of 2009(D)
1. JEDDAH ERNAKULAM EXPARTIATES WELFARE
... Petitioner
Vs
1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE
... Respondent
2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
4. CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER,
For Petitioner :SRI.K.A.JALEEL
For Respondent :SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, SC,ELE.COMMN.
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :07/04/2010
O R D E R
T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J.
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W.P.(C) No. 14675 of 2009-D
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Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010.
JUDGMENT
The petitioner mainly seeks for a direction to provide voting rights to
Non Resident Indians by amending the provisions of the Representation of
the People Act. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the
Election Commission that already the very same issue was considered by a
Division Bench of this Court in a public interest litigation, viz. W.P.(C)
No.14304/2009 and this matter can be disposed of in the light of the
directions issued therein. A reading of the said judgment shows that the
respondents submitted therein that a Bill, viz. Representation of the People
Amendment Bill, 2006 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha on
27.2.2006. In the light of the above, the Division Bench directed the first
respondent therein to take steps for finalization of the bill, as expeditiously
as possible.
The very same direction will govern this writ petition also and the
same is disposed of as above. No costs.
(T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)
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