IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2011 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 6567 of 2011(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. MURALEEDHARAN, BRANCH MANAGER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. K.AJAYAKUMAR, BRANCH MANAGER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. R.MOHANACHANDRAN NAIR, BRANCH MANAGER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN SRI.K.N.AJAYAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, REPRESENTED BY PRESIDENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695 001. 2. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695 001. 3. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, REPRESENTED BY GENERAL MANAGER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695 001. BY SRI. K.G.RADHAKRISHNAN, SC FOR R1 AND R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6567 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Branch Managers working in different branches of the Thiruvananthapuram District Co-operative Bank. They have filed this writ petition mainly seeking a direction to the managing committee of the said bank to consider the grievance voiced by them in Ext.P9 representation. In the said representation, the petitioners have requested the President of the bank to ensure that appointments to the category of Executive Officers is made on the basis of seniority. The question whether the request made by the petitioners in Ext.P9 can be granted in the light of the rules governing the service conditions of employees is a matter for the managing committee of the Thiruvananthapuram District Co-operative Bank to decide. In such circumstances, as the managing committee of the Thiruvananthapuram Co- operative Bank is yet to take a decision in the matter, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider the request made by the petitioners in Ext.P9 representation in accordance with law, and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.