IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 26TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 27218 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ R.AJITH KUMAR, DRIVER, KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, HEAD OFFICE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.K.K.RAJEEV SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KOLLAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, HEAD OFFICE, KOLLAM. 2. THE JOINT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIEITIES, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (GENERAL) KOLLAM. BY ADV.SRI.B.VINOD, SC FOR R1 GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 27218 OF 2007 M -------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th September, 2007 JUDGMENT Prayer in the Writ Petition is to direct the first respondent to pay the wages for the over time work done by petitioner during the period from October, 2004 to February, 2005 and also the holiday wages for the duty performed by him for nineteen public holidays. A further direction is sought to the second respondent to consider and take appropriate action on Ext.P4 representation as expeditiously as possible and, at any rate, within a time limit as may be fixed by this Court. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respondent Bank also. I feel that the appropriate remedy of the petitioner would be to approach the Authority under Section 69 of the Kerala Co- operative Societies Act. Relegating the petitioner to approach the Authority under Section 69 of the Act, the Writ Petition is disposed of. It is further ordered that if the petitioner moves the Authority under Section 69, a decision will be taken in the WP(C) NO.27218/07 M 2 matter with full opportunity of hearing to the parties, within a period of four months from the date of institution of the proceedings. K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE kbk.