IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 2ND MAY 2008 / 12TH VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 13743 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ NIRMALA XAVIER, SENIOR CLERK, KARANNUR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, LIMITED NO.F 1244, H.O.ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAJESH SUKUMARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 13743 of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of May , 2008 JUDGMENT The learned Government Pleader submits that Ext.P2 appeal was preferred by the petitioner only on 2.4.2007 though the impugned order was issued on 19.7.2005 and communicated to the petitioner on 2.8.2005. According to the learned Government Pleader, the appeal is liable to be rejected at the threshold itself inter alia on the ground of delay. I do not propose to decide the issue. Having regard to the averments in the writ petition, the grounds raised, the documents produced and the submissions addressed before me, the writ petition will stand disposed of in the following directions; The Government will take up Ext.P2 appeal, consider the same in the light of the various grounds raised in the writ petition, hear the petitioner and take a correct decision. Decision as directed above shall be taken at the earliest and at any rate within three months of receiving a copy of this judgment and copy of the writ petition. It is made clear that this court has not expressed any opinion as on the merits of the grounds or the correctness of the view taken by the WPC No. 13743/2008 2 Registrar in Ext.P1. This judgment will not stand in the way of the Government rejecting the appeal on the ground of delay, if so advised. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE dpk