IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2008 / 23RD ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 27118 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. FRANCIS SKARIA, ACCOUNTS OFFICER, THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, VAZHUTHACAUD BRANCH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. G.ARAVINDAKSHAN, MANAGER, THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, REGIONAL OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. G.SURESH KUMAR, GENERAL SECRETARY, THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK EMPLOYEE'S ORGANISATION, KSCB BUILDING, M.G. ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.P.RAMACHANDRAN (PALAKKAD) SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, COBANK TOWERS, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, S.C. R2 BY GOVT. PELADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.27118 OF 2008 & I.A.No.9007 IN W.P(C).NO.16734 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT These writ petitions relate to an issue relating to promotion of employees in the Kerala State Co-operative Bank. In W.P(C). 16734/08, judgment was issued on 5.6.2008, holding that this Court need not entertain the challenge in view of the availability of efficacious alternate remedy, however, that the Bank has to consider the representations which were placed in that writ petition. I.A.9007/08 is filed seeking enlargement of time fixed as per that judgment. In the mean while, W.P(C).27118/08 is also filed in relation to that issue. With deliberations on different dates, an order was issued on 25.9.2008, holding that there is no reason why the proceedings ought not have concluded and as a last chance, the matters were listed today for the Bank to state that final orders reviewing seniority list have been issued. Accordingly, the Bank has placed before me today a copy of the Board resolution No.196 dated 9.10.2008, which WPC.27118/08 Page numbers deals with the question of promotion of employees in the bank. The first petitioner in W.P(C).27118/08 states that he has been illegally refused promotion. Learned counsel for the bank states that certain reliefs have been granted to almost all the other petitioners. These are not matters which are to gain attention of this Court in view of Section 69. Under such circumstances, recording the fact of issuance of Board resolution No.196 dated 9.10.2008, W.P(C).27118/08 and I.A.9007/08 in W.P(C).16734/08 are closed, preserving all contentions for being agitated, if necessary, before the appropriate arbitration court in terms of Section 69, with respect to any grievance still subsisting. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb.