IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2011 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1933 WA.No. 476 of 2011() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.7214/2011 DATED 08/03/2011 .................... APPELLANT(S): / PETITIONER -------------- JOHN M, S/O.ULAHANNAN AGED 62 YEARS, RETIRED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KOOTHATTUKULAM FARMERS SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THAIKATTU HOUSE, KIZHAKOMBU.P.O., KOOTHATTUKULAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JAMES ABRAHAM (VILAYAKATTU) RESPONDENT(S): / RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR (GENERAL), CO-OPERATIVE JOINT REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE KOOTHATTUKULAM FARMERS SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.E-45, KOOTHATTUKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KOOTHATTUKULAM FARMERS SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.E-45, KOOTHATTUKULAM. MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ. ---------------------------------- W.A.No.476 of 2011 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 6th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. This Writ Appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge declining to settle dispute between retired employee and Co-operative Society in writ proceedings. The appellant while serving as the Managing Director of the Society faced enquiry for alleged misappropriation. During enquiry he retired and an amount of Rs.21,000/- due to him towards retirement benefit was withheld until he was cleared off the enquiry. The appellant's claims is for a direction to the Society to grant interest for the belated payment of Rs.21,000/-. We do not think a writ will lie in a matter like this because under Section 69 of the Co-operative Societies Act, the appellant has an effective remedy. Accordingly, leaving freedom to the appellant to pursue alternate remedy available under the statute, this writ appeal is dismissed. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JUDGE) jg