IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2011 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7825 of 2011(C) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ P.KRUNAKARAN, AREA MANAGER, KANNUR DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK,KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE KANNUR DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, KANNUR - 670 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 002. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 4. K.CHANDRAN, SENIOR MANAGER, UNDER ORDER PROMOTION TO THE POST OF DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, KANNUR DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, KANNUR- 670 001. R1 BY ADV. SRI.P.NARAYANAN,SC, KANNUR DIST.CO-OP.BANK R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 7825 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ext.P1 order dated 25.2.2011 passed by the General Manager in charge of the Kannur District Co-operative Bank to provisionally promote the fourth respondent to the category of Deputy General Manager (Planning) based on the decision taken by the Board of Directors on 24.2.2011 is under challenge in this writ petition. The petitioner also challenges Ext.P3 letter dated 24.2.2006 sent by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to the Joint Registrar of Co- operative Societies (General) Kannur wherein it is stated that as the fourth respondent has been exempted from possessing a degree for holding the post Branch Manager, it is not necessary for him to obtain a fresh order of exemption for the purpose of promotion. 2. The Kannur District Co-operative Bank is a co-operative society registered under the provisions of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for short) , The petitioner and the fourth respondent are employees of the said society. The dispute now raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is a dispute as defined in section 69 of the Act which can be WPC No.7825/2011 2 resolved by the Co-operative Arbitration Court. It is evident from sub section (2) of section 69 that disputes relating to promotion of employees of co-operative societies is also a dispute which can be adjudicated by the Co-operative Arbitration Court. Further, a Full Bench of this Court has in P.Bhaskaran v. Additional Secretary (1987 (2) KLT 903) held that no writ will lie against a co-operative society. In such circumstances as the petitioner has a meaningful and alternate remedy before the Co-operative Arbitration Court, I am of the opinion that no relief can be granted in this wit petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge the promotion given to the fourth respondent in appropriate proceedings before the Co-operative Arbitration Court. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.7825/2011 3 WPC No.7825/2011 4