IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 14TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1794 of 2010(Y) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. K. BINDULAL, JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT, KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, KOLLAM HEAD OFFICE, KOLLAM-691 001, RESIDING AT THEKKE PUTHEN VEEDU, MAYYANAD.P.O, KOLLAM-691 303. 2. G. JAYAKUMAR, JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT, KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, CHAMAKKADA EVENING BRANCH, KOLLAM-691 001, RESIDING AT VADAKOTTU PONNAMATHU VEEDU, DECENT JUNCTION.P.O, KOLLAM-691 577. BY ADV. MR.B.SURESH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., PB.NO.130, KOLLAM-691 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), KOLLAM. 5. ASHOK KUMAR. C, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, ON DEPUTATION WORKING AS THE SECRETARY, THALAVOOR SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THALAVOOR. WP(C).No. 1794 of 2010(Y) 6. YOHANNAN. M, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, ON DEPUTATION WORKING AS THE SECREARY, CHADAYAMANGALAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, CHADAYAMANGALAM. 7. BALACHANDRAN PILLAI. C.G, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, PATHANAPURAM BRANCH. R2 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. R1 BY ADV. SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF,SC,KOLLM DISTRICT CO- OP. BANK. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.1794 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners challenge the appointment of respondents 5 to 7 as Clerk/Cashier. According to the petitioners, they were appointed pursuant to the advice given by the Public Service Commission in February 2002. Thereafter, respondents 5 to 7 were appointed without any advice by the Public Service Commission. Therefore, according to the petitioners, the appointment of respondents 5 to 7 are illegal and motivated by extraneous consideration. They have therefore, challenged the appointment of respondents 5 to 7 in ARC Nos.24 of 2009 and 30 of 2009 which are pending before the Co-operative Arbitration Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioners complain that the arbitration cases have not been disposed of till date. 2. As per order dated 19.1.2010, the Government Pleader was directed to ascertain from the Co-operative Arbitration Court, the time required for finally disposing of the arbitration wpc No.1794/2010 2 cases pending before it. Accordingly, the learned Government Pleader has submitted that the matters could be finally disposed of within a period of four months from today. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Co-operative Arbitration Court, Thiruvananthapuram to consider ARC Nos.24 of 2009 and 30 of 2009 in accordance with law and to dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible and at any rate with a period of four months from today. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/