IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16078 of 2010(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- KOTTUKAL SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.T196, KOTTUKAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. BY ADVS. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY, SMT.N.SANTHA, SRI.K.A.BALAN, SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO, SRI.S.A.ANAND. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. JOINT REGISTRAR(GENERAL) OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(GENERAL) OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16078 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, a Co-operative bank, complains about the delay in the disposal of their applications seeking permission for opening new branches. The petitioner bank has passed Exts.P2 to P4 resolutions for opening new branches at Chovara and Uchakadava, which are both places within the area of operation of the bank. Pursuant to the resolutions, the petitioner has submitted applications to the second respondent through the third respondent seeking permission for opening the branches. It is the contention of the petitioner that the applications submitted by the petitioner are to be processed in accordance with the circular, Ext.P5. However, it is submitted that no orders have been passed on their applications, till date. 2. The delay in passing orders on the applications is causing serious prejudice to the bank for the reason that the petitioner has even taken a building on rent at wpc No.16078/2010 2 Chovara and is suffering financial loss with every passing day. The petitioner therefore seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of their applications. The learned Senior Government Pleader has no objection to such directions being issued. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first and second respondents to consider the applications of the petitioner for opening new branches in accordance with the resolutions evidenced herein by Exts.P1 to P4 in accordance with the stipulations contained in Ext.P5 and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/