IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2009 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 5477 of 2009(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. MARY THOMAS, JUNIOR CLERK, CHITTATTUKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, LTD.F 1642, H.O.CHITTATTUKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT PIN 680 511. 2. T.M.EASWARY, JUNIOR CLERK, CHITTATTUKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, LTD. F 1642, H.O.CHITTATTUKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT PIN 680 511. 3. BHANU.K, JUNIOR CLERK, CHITTATTUKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, LTD. F 1642, H.O.CHITTATTUKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT PIN 680 511. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (G), THRISSUR. 2. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR FO CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (G), OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR. 3. CHITTATTUKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, LTD. F 1642, H.O.CHITTATTUKARA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN 680 511. BY ADV I V PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 5477 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who joined service of the third respondent in 1983 and 1986 and are continuing in different posts were to enjoy certain benefits of higher grade, in terms of the recommendations of the managing committee of the employer society. When those recommendations went up, the Joint Registrar has issued impugned Ext.P6 on the ground that their initial appointments were not approved by the Co-operative Department. The law does not require any such approval of initial appointment. Obviously, therefore the stand taken in impugned Ext.P6 is baseless, which in terms of Ext.P7 circular also, the Joint Registrar should have advised himself to act in favour of granting the order as sought for by the society. Hence Ext.P6 is quashed and respondents 1 and 2 are directed to issue orders for grant of higher grades to the petitioner without insisting on approval of their appointments. Wpc 5477/2009 2 Writ petition ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/30/3