IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2007 / 19TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 32752 of 2004(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ROSAMMA JOSEPH, MEDAYIL HOUSE, NEDUMUDI P.O., CHAMBAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, (GENERAL) ALAPPUZHA. 2. CHAMBAKULAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.,NO.1256, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. R. ANITHA, SENIOR CLERK, CHAMBAKULAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., CHAMBAKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR SRI.K.S.HARIHARAPUTHRAN SRI.GEORGE MATHEW GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHADEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.32752/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION NO.10/232/14-11-80 EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD DATED 30-9- 1995 EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.CRP(1)79/960L.DIS. DATED 23- 7-1996 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE SENIORITY LIST DATED 31-10-1993 PUBLISHED BY THE BANK EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 31-7-2001 AND SENIORITY LIST EXT.P6. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.C.R.P(2)4125/04(1) DATED 1-11- 2004 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7. TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY NO.CRP(2)3028/2004 DATED 15-10- 2004 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R2(a) TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY FILED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DATED NIL. EXT.R2(b) TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION NO.CM9/325/2/2-8-2002 / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.32752 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner approached this court aggrieved by the order passed by the first respondent altering her seniority, without notice to her. The impugned action being in violation of the principles of natural justice, I quash Exts.P3 and P6 without prejudice to the liberty to the competent authority to take appropriate action with notice to the petitioner and all other affected parties. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg.