IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4031 of 2010(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.G.VIJAYAKUMAR @ PINNATTUBABU, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.GOPALA PILLAI, PINNATTU PUTHEN VEEDU, OVERKULA WEST SOUTH, KUNNATHOOR VILLAGE, KUNNATHOOR TALUK, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR SOORANAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, SOIL CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT SECRETARY TO SOIL CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, KUNNATHOOR TALUK OFFICE OF SOIL CONSERVATION FILTER HOUSE JUNCTION, SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM. 5. KARIMPINPUZHA NEERTHADA SAMREKSHNA SAMITHI REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT S.RAMACHANDRA PILLAI (PRESIDENT, KARIMPINPUZHA WATER SHED SAMITHY) MULAMPALLY VILAYIL, MANAMPUZHA P.O., KUNNATHOOR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.4031/2010-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 8th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Vice President of the fifth respondent-Karimpinpuzha Neerthada Samrekshna Samithi. It is averred in the writ petition that the said Samithi has been constituted on the direction of the fourth respondent- Assistant Director of Soil Conservation. The main object of the Samithy is to promote growth in the agricultural sector by soil conservation and to sustain the ecological system in the State. 2. It is averred in the writ petition that the amount granted by the Soil Conservation Department in the area will be transferred to the joint account of the President and Secretary of the Samithy. The Secretary is said to be a paid Secretary appointed by the Samithy by paying an amount of Rs.1,500/- per month. The dispute herein is regarding the appointment of the Secretary of the Samithy in a meeting said to have been conducted on 02/02/2010 at 2 p.m. Various disputes have arisen between the petitioner and others in the matter. It is the case of the petitioner that the said appointment has not been made in accordance with law. W.P.(C). No.4031/2010 -:2:- 3. Aggrieved by the decision of the Samithy, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the fourth respondent. The date shown in the copy of Ext.P2 is 02/02/2010. 4. I am not going into the merits of the matter. Since Ext.P2 is said to have been filed before the fourth respondent-Assistant Director, there will be a direction to the fourth respondent to consider Ext.P2, if the same has been received and is pending, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment, after hearing the petitioner and the fifth respondent and the new Secretary appointed by them. The petitioner will produce a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this Judgment before the fourth respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms