IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008 / 10TH BHADRA 1930 W.P(C).No. 15926 of 2006(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ JIJI PHILIP, MUTTATHUPADATH HOUSE, VILLOONNI P.O., ARPOOKARA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI RESPONDENTS: ------------ 1. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL) KOTTAYAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, THE KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD., NO.42, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE SPECIAL SALE OFFICER, THE KOTTAYAM CO-OPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD., NO.42, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN - R2 SRI. K.J. MOHAMED ANZAR, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C).No. 15926/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD DATED 25/11/2002. EXHIBIT P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE REVISION MEMORANDUM DATED NIL FILED BEFORE THE KERALA CO-OPERATIVE TRIBUNAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, R.P.NO.6/2005. EXHIBIT P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 9/12/2005 IN R.P. NO.6/2005 OF THE KERALA CO-OPERATIVE TRIBUNAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXHIBIT P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND DRAFT DATED 4/03/2005. EXHIBIT P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 31/03/2005 ISSUED BY THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE scm KURIAN JOSEPH J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15926 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 1st September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The issue raised in the writ petition pertains to the recovery steps initiated by the respondent bank. In view of the intervening developments, in case the petitioner has still any grievance left, he may approach the Bank itself. It is made clear that in case the petitioner does not cooperate with the Bank in settling the matter, it will be open to the Bank to proceed with the recovery. It is further made clear that the benefit of settlement schemes, if any available presently or during the period when the writ petition was pending, will also be extended to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15926 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 1st September, 2008.