IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2008 / 2ND MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 9879 of 2001(A) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.SINDHU, TYPIST, THE TIRUR CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED NO.M-11, H.O.TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), MALAPPURAM. 2. THE TIRUR CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED NO.M-11, H.O.TIRUR-676 101, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY ADV. SRI. D.SOMASUNDARAM R2 BY ADV. SRI. P.K.RAVIKRISHNAN THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ORDER ON C.M.P.NO.15879/2001 IN O.P.NO.9879/2001 A DISMISSED 22/01/2008 SD/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J U D G E. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT BANK NO.EST/APN/99-2000 DTD. 23/11/1999. EXT.P2: COPY OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST RESPONDENT NO. 5069/2000/CRB DTD. 19/02/2001. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. --------------------------------- O.P.No.9879 OF 2001 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners were appointed by the second respondent society in leave vacancies which according to the society, was done after following due procedure for selection. The first respondent Joint Registrar has however passed the impugned Ext.P2 even without extending an opportunity to the petitioners, of being heard. The same is therefore an arbitrary order. 2. For the aforesaid reasons, this writ petition is allowed quashing Ext.P2, leaving the first respondent to take fresh steps, if needed, and in such event petitioners and the bank shall be given adequate opportunity of being heard. Original Petition is allowed as above. THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN JUDGE sv.