IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2007 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 25094 of 2006(K) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. MATHANGI S., JUNIOR CLERK, THE NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD. NO. F.1043, AKAMPADAM BRANCH, ERANHIMANGADU P.O., MALAPPURAM. 2. A.AJITHAKUMARI, JUNIOR CLERK, THE NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD. NO. F.1043, WANDOOR BRANCH, WANDOOR P.O., MALAPPURAM. 3. K.DIVYA, JUNIOR CLERK, THE NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD. NO.F.1043, NILAMBUR MAIN BRANCH, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM. 4. C.SURESH BABU, JUNIOR CLERK, THE NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD. NO. F.1043, NILAMBUR MAIN BRANCH, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM. 5. BIBI .I. SEBASTIAN, JUNIOR CLERK, THE NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD.NO. F.1043, CHUNGATHARA BRANCH, CHUNGATHARA P.O., MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD.NO.F.1043, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. THE CONCURRENT AUDITOR, NILAMBUR CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD.NO.F.1043, NILAMBUR P.O., MALAPPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. WP(C) NO.25094 OF 2006 :-2-: BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.K.RAVIKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/03/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 24642 OF 2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. 25094 & 24642 OF 2006 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of March, 2007 J U D G M E N T Petitioners in these two writ petitions seek permission to withdraw the writ petitions without prejudice to their right to approach the Co-operative Arbitration Court under Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act. They also seek a direction that till they can file petitions, the interim stay granted in these writ petitions may be continued for a short period. 2. Having heard both sides, I dismiss these writ petitions as withdrawn without prejudice to the rights of the petitioners to file an arbitration case before the Co-operative Arbitration Court under Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act for redressal of their grievances in respect of their service which is the subject matter of these writ petitions. In order to enable them to do so, I further direct that the stay granted by this Court in the two writ petitions shall continue for a period of three weeks. S. SIRI JAGAN, Judge Mbs/ DBA NO. :-2-: Mbs/ K.THANKAPPAN, J ------------------------------------ ------ Crl.Appeal NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ ------ DBA NO. :-3-: J U D G M E N T DATED:13-02-2007 DBA NO. :-4-: