IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30872 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAHANGEER,S/O. MOHAMED ISMAIL, MEMBER OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF CHERUNIYOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK OTD.,NO.726,CHERUNIYOOR P.O., VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GEN.) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHERUNIYOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.,NO.726, CHRUNIYOOR P.O. VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. VARKALA BLOCK RURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., NO.1528,VARKALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2009, ALONG WITH WPC.30922/09, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. `````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) Nos. 30872 and 30922 of 2009 `````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are the members of the managing committee of the Cheruniyoor Service Co-operative Bank Limited. Orders have been passed disqualifying them from being members of the managing committee, against which they have filed appeals before the first respondent. Their grievance is that the appeals are not being considered nor are the interim applications filed by them in the appeals. 2. The learned Government Pleader admits that the appeals have been received. However, he would submit that considering the number of appeals pending consideration before the first respondent, it will take quite a long time to consider and dispose of these appeals in accordance with priority of receipt of appeals. 3. I have considered the rival contentions in detail. 4. When appeals have been received, the first respondent has a duty to at least pass orders on the interim WPC.30872&30922/09 : 2 : applications filed in the appeals. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions:- The first respondent shall consider and pass orders on the interim applications filed by the petitioners in their appeals, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Orders shall be passed in the appeals, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE) aks