IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 12692 of 2010(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- JOSEPH MATHEW, MUTTINAL HOUSE, VILLOONNI.P.O., ARPOOKKARA, DIST. KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.REGHU KOTTAPPURAM RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. ARPOOKKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE ARPOOKKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NO.1931, ARPOOKKARA, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE DISTRICT JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, SOCIETIES, KOTTAYAM, OFFICE OF THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIRES, KOTTAYAM. 3. NODAL OFFICER, (UNDER THE DEBT RELIEF SCHEME), DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK KOTTAYAM. 4. N.R.SURESH KURUP, PRESIDENT, ARPOOKKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NO.1931, VILLOONNI.P.O., ARPOOKKARA, KOTTAYAM. 5. E.N.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, MEMBER-MANAGING COMMITTEE, ARPOOKKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NO.1931, VILLOONNI.P.O., ARPOOKKARA, KOTTAYAM. 6. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. CO-OPERATATION(C) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. STANDING COUNSEL SRI.T.A.SHAJI FOR R3 SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 12692 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is a member of the first respondent bank, has filed this writ petition complaining about the delay in the disposal of a revision petition filed by him before the Government. According to the petitioner, respondents 4 and 5 were defaulters in a loan account with the first respondent bank and they were therefore suffering from a disqualification disentitling them from contesting the election to the Board of Directors. It is alleged that the debt amount was written off in collusion with the first respondent Secretary, without any authority. The further allegation of the petitioner is that though respondents 4 and 5 were disqualified, they again contested the election on 2.8.2009 and were elected. Therefore, the petitioner challenged their continuance. As per Ext.P9 order, the Registrar found that the allegations against respondents 4 and 5 were not substantiated. Against the said order, evidenced herein by Ext.P9, the petitioner has preferred a revision before the Government. According to the petitioner, the revision was finally heard on 12.3.2010. However, no orders have WPC No.12692/2010 2 been passed thereon till date. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the sixth respondent to pass final orders on his revision on an early date. The learned Senior Government Pleader has no objection to such a direction being issued. 2. I have heard Sri. T.A.Shaji who appears for the first respondent also. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the sixth respondent to pass final orders on the revision petition filed by the petitioner, which was heard on 12.3.2010 pursuant to Ext.P14 notice, and to pass final orders thereon in accordance with law, 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. It is made clear that if the matter requires any further hearing, the sixth respondent is free to conduct the same. K.SURENDRA MOHAN (JUDGE ) vps WPC No.12692/2010 3 WPC No.12692/2010 4