IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2008 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16371 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. K.P.BHARATHAN, DESPATCH ASSISTANT, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING FEDERATION LTD, WORKING AT REGIONAL OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 2. C.N.UNNIKRISHNAN, DESPATCH ASSISTANT, WORKING AT HEAD OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE MANAGINBG DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING FEDERATION LTD, WORKING AT REGIONAL OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING FEDERATION LTD, ERNAKULAM. REPRESENTED BY JOINT REGISTRAR/THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ERNAKULAM. 4. S.SASIDHARAN NAIR, DESPATCH ASSISTANT, WORKING IN REGIONAL OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. T.D.JOSEPH, SENIOR RECORD KEEPER, WORKING AT REGIONAL OFFICE, KOZHIKODE. 6. V.A.JOY, DESPATCH ASSISTANT, WORKING IN REGIONAL OFFICE, KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.16371 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the first respondent is right in pointing out that even if it is only a question of transfer, the petitioners can raise that issue in arbitration proceedings under Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969. It is also pointed out that the impugned transfers were in exigencies of service and have already taken effect. Hence, without prejudice to contentions and without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to move for appropriate statutory reliefs on the question of alleged violation of the transfer norms, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb.20/6.