IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2105 of 2011(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- KAMALA RAJ, KANAKA NIVAS, KADUKKAMOODU, URIYAKKODU, VELLANADU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.J.S.AJITHKUMAR, SRI.SERGI JOSEPH THOMAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011. 2. VELLANADU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VELLANADU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 012. 3. ELECTORAL OFFICER, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. R1 & R3 BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2105 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a member of the second respondent bank. Aggrieved by the election to the managing committee of the second respondent bank held in December, 2006 the petitioner has filed ARC No.68 of 2006 on the file of the Co-operative Arbitration Court, Thiruvananthapuram. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Co-operative Arbitration Court to dispose of ARC No.68 of 2006 expeditiously. 2. Smt. Anu Sivaraman, learned Special Government Pleader submits on instructions that ARC No.68 of 2006 was presented on 18.12.2006 and was heard on a number of occasions, but orders were not passed and that after the present Presiding Officer took charge in September, 2009 the case was posted for hearing on eight occasions. The learned Special Government Pleader also submitted that in view of the passage of time, the case will have to be heard afresh and that it stands posted for hearing on 17.2.2011. In view of the fact that more than four years have passed after the elections were held and the arbitration case was filed, I am of WPC No.2105/2011 2 the opinion that the Arbitration Court should endeavour to dispose of the case expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Co-operative Arbitration Court, Thiruvananthapuram to hear and dispose of ARC No.68 of 2006 expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.2105/2011 3 WPC No.2105/2011 4