IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2009 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30691 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE KOTACHERY CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING SOCIETY LTD.NO.L.354, P.O.KANHANGAD, KASARAGOD-671 315, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), KASARAGOD. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD, (CHAIRMAN, COPRA PROCUREMENT SELECTION COMMITTEE, KASARAGOD DISTRICT). SR.GOVT. PLEADER K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 30691 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 29th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Primary Agricultural Credit Society of Hosdurg Taluk. In view of falling prices of coconut and coconut oil, the Central Government has implemented a scheme for procuring copra from the State of Kerala through the NAFED and the State Government. The State Government appointed the Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation as the State level agency of NAFED to procure copra under the Minimum Support Scheme, 2009. Under the Scheme the Marketfed is to procure copra through selected marketing co-operative societies. Co-operative societies for the purpose are selected by the Copra Procurement Selection Committee constituted for the purpose, of which the District Collector is the Chairman. The Societies are to file applications for the purpose to the Committee through the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The petitioner has filed Ext.P4 application in this regard before the 1st respondent. The petitioner's grievance is that Ext.P4 is not being considered by the respondents. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “i) to declare the registration of a criminal case against the president of the society and some employees in the year 2000 will not be a bar for considering the application and appointing the petitioner society as an agent for procurement of coconut and copra; ii) to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the application Exhibit P4 submitted by the petitioner society and appoint petitioner as agent for procurement of copra and coconut; 2 and iii) to grant such other reliefs as this Honourable Court may deem fit in the circumstances of this case.” 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that Ext.P4 can be considered expeditiously. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of the application filed by the petitioner from the 1st respondent. For enabling the 2nd respondent to consider the application, the 1st respondent shall take appropriate steps to forward Ext.P4 to the 2nd respondent after completing the steps required for the same within one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge