IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 29537 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ M.VIJAYAKUMAR,AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.MADHAVAN,'SIVALAYAM', THOPPUMUKKU,VATTIYOORKAVU P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.R.MANOJ SRI.N.S.RAVINDRANATHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY THE SECRETARY, CO-OP.DEPARTMENT,STATE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP.SOCIETY (GENERAL),THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001 3. THE BANK EMPLOYEES' CO-OP.SOCIETY LTD. NO.T.167,SBT EMPLOYEES UNION BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. PIN:695 001. 4. THE PRESIDENT,THE BANK EMPLOYEE'S OF CO-OP.SOCIETY LTD. NO.T.167,SBT EMPLOYEES UNION BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN: 695 001 ADV. SRI.P.RAVEENDRAN PILLAI FOR R3-R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kp P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 29537 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ext.P5 letter send by the third respondent society to the petitioner informing him that the managing committee of the society that met on 21.7.2010 has decided to remove him from service is under challenge in this writ petition. The said decision was taken pursuant to the directions issued by the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Ext.P2 letter dated 24.4.2010. The third respondent is a co-operative society. 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. Further, under section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act the petitioner can challenge the validity of Ext.P2 order and Ext.P5 letter before the Co-operative Arbitration Court. From the order passed by the Co-operative Arbitration Court, an appeal lies to the Kerala Co-operative Tribunal. Therefore no relief can be granted to the petitioner in this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge the impugned orders in other appropriate proceedings. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No./2011 2 WPC No./2011 3