IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2007 / 11TH ASWINA 1929 OP.No. 22188 of 2001(N) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.VE NUGOPALAN, S/O. MADHAVANKUTTY NAIR, AGED 46 YEARS, P.F. NO.1092, MANAGER (INSPECTION) UNDER ORDERS OF DISMISSAL), INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, HEAD OFFICE, THE FEDERAL BANK LTD., ALUVA-I, RESIDING AT FLAT NO.5C, JM TOWERS, VADUTHALA KOCHI- 23. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR SRI.R.SREERAJ SRI.HARIRAJ SMT.POOJA MOHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD., REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN, POST BAG NO.103, REGISTERED OFFICE , ALUVA 683 101. 2. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE FEDERAL BANK LTD., POST BAG, NO. 103, REGISTERED OFFICE, ALUVA 683 101. 3. THE DISCIPLINARY AUTHORIT, REP.BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE FEDERAL BANK LTD., POST BAG NO.103, REGISTERED OFFICE, ALUVA I. BY THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- O.P.No.22188 OF 2001 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the petitioner rightly points out that the remedy of the petitioner may have to be worked out before the appropriate courts or authorities in accordance with the law laid by the Apex Court in Federal Bank Ltd. v. Sagar Thomas and Others [Appeal (C) No.106/01 dated 26.9.2003). Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn without prejudice to all such rights and with a further clarification that any court or authority which the petitioner may have to move for as per the aforesaid judgment will consider the case excluding the time taken for prosecuting this writ petition. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb. ======================= THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J O.P.NO.22188 OF 2001 JUDGMENT 3rd OCTOBER, 2007. =======================