IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WA.No. 2083 of 2009 --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.33709/2004 Dated 30/06/2009 .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS 3 & 4: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. PANTHALLUR SERVICE CO-OP. BANK LTD. NO.F.1651, P.O.KADAMBODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE PRESIDENT, PANTHALLUR SERVICE CO-OP. BANK LTD. NO.F.1651, P.O.KADAMBODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. K.M.KOYAMU, SECRETARY, PANTHALLUR SERVICE CO-OP. BANK LTD. NO.F.1651, P.O.KADAMBODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT KOTTATHUDI HOUSE, CHIRAYIL P.O., KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR ORF CO-OP. SOCIETIES (GENERAL), MALAPPURAM. R2 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN. R1 BY ADV.SRI.ELVIN PETER. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------ W.A.No.2083 of 2009 ---------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.Joseph, J. This writ appeal is directed against the judgment in W.P.(C) No.33709/2004 dated 30.6.2009. 2. Appellants are the 3rd and 4th respondents in the writ petition. The direction of the learned Single Judge was to reinstate the writ petitioner. It was also made clear that it is open to the Bank to decide whether the employee to continue in office or to place him under suspension. The learned Single Judge also ordered that the enquiry shall be concluded as expeditiously as possible and a decision taken within three months from the date of production of copy of judgment. It is further ordered that a final decision on the monetary claim raised by the petitioner should be taken without further delay. 2. Today we heard the learned counsel for the appellants and also the learned counsel for the writ petitioner. WA.No.2083/2009 -2- Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the writ petitioner has been reinstated and the Bank has placed him under suspension and that the enquiry is going on. He further points out that the writ petitioner is not co-operating in the inquiry. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that the writ petitioner will co-operate fully for the expeditious conclusion of the inquiry. We record the above submission of the learned counsel for the writ petitioner and close the writ appeal in view of the subsequent developments. (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE. (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS) JUDGE. MS