IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 13TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2121 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KOTTARAKKARA PUBLIC WORKS SKILLED WORKER LABOUR CONTRACT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., Q-459, KOTTARAKKARA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REJANI A. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.AJAYAKUMAR SMT.K.K.SREEJA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.2121 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Labour Contract Co-operative Society. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of Ext.P8 representation submitted before the Secretary to Government, Co-operation Department, which according to the petitioner has been forwarded to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies for enquiry and report. The petitioner submits that though more than nine months have passed after Ext.P8 representation was submitted, till date orders have not been passed thereon. 2. Sri.Basant Balaji, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, submitted on instructions that the Registrar of Co-operative Societies has forwarded the original of Ext.P8 to the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies (General) Kollam, who in turn has forwarded it to the Assistant Registrar of Co- operative Societies, Kottarakkara and that as soon as the report called for from the Registrar of Co-operative Societies is received W.P(C).No.2121 of 2011 -:2:- the Government will take a final decision in the matter within three months from the date of receipt of the report. In such circumstances I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to take steps to forward the report called for by the Government on Ext.P8 representation within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Government shall, within three months from the date of receipt of the report from the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, take an appropriate decision on Ext.P8 representation and communicate it to the petitioner, after affording the petitioner society an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.2121 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 2nd February, 2011