IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2010 / 29TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1387 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.M.SHAHUL HAMEED, CENTRAL LODGE, POWER HOUSE ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.BALAGOVINDAN SRI.M.ANILKUMAR SRI.A.ANOOP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. 3. M.S.AHAMMED, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SALIH INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES LTD., HOTEL PORT MANOR, POWER HOUSE ROAD JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. KAYIMUTHU BEEVI, RESIDING AT T.C.NO.15/1364, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. PATHUMA BEEVI, RESIDING AT T.C.NO.14/1526, PANCHAPURA ROAD, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. SAYED MOHAMMED, RESIDING AT T.C.NO.14/1526, PANCHAPURA ROAD, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C SANTHOSH KUMAR SC SRI. K.G RADHAKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1387 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the sixth defendant in ARC No.120 of 1993 filed by the second respondent bank before the first respondent. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though nearly 16 years have passed after the second respondent bank filed ARC No.120 of 1993, till date, the first respondent arbitrator has not disposed of the said case. He submits that the long pendency of ARC No.120 of 1993 visits him with adverse consequences and that for no fault of his he will be held liable as a guarantor for the interest that has accrued after the institution of ARC No.120 of 1993, in the event of the claim of the second respondent being upheld. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to dispose of ARC No.120 of 1993 expeditiously. Sri. K.G.Radhakrishnan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the second respondent bank submits that the bank is also interested in expeditious disposal of the case. In such circumstances, having regard to the fact that ARC No.120 of 1993 has been pending for the past 16 years, I dispose of W.P.(C) No. 1387/2010 2 this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of ARC No.120 of 1993 expeditiously and in any event within four months from the date on which the petitioner produces or the first respondent receives a certified copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps