IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER 2011 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33347 of 2011(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.BATTU SHETTY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, THE KATTUKUKKE SERVICE CO-OPERTIVE BANK LTD, NO.C.97,P.O.KATTUKUKKE, (VIA)PERLA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671552. BY ADV. SRI.K.HARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA SRI.K.S.BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE KATTUKUKKE SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, NO.C.97,P.O,KATTUKUKKE, (VIA)PERLA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671552. 2. SRI.BABUCHANDRAN,ADVOCATE, ENQUIRY OFFICER, TO THE KATTUKUKKE SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, NO.C.97,KATTUKUKKE, OFFICE AT SRI RAM COMPLEX, VIDHYANAGAR,KASARAGOD, P.O.VIDHYANAGAR, PIN-671123. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KASARAGOD-671123. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH PUSHPARAJAN(BY ORDER) SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR, GOVT.PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JV WPC NO: 33347/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE MEMO DATED 25/10/2010 OF THE IST RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE EXPLANATION DATED 30/10/2010 OF THE PETITIONER TO THE IST RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 9.11.2010 SUSPENDING THE PETITIONER FROM SERVICE ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17.2.2011 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P5: COPY OF THE COMMON JUDGMENT DATED 15.6.2011 IN W.P(C) NO: 11029/2011 AND W.P.(C)11688/2011 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P6: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 13.6.2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 28.11.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE JV P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 33347 of 2011 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Assistant Secretary of the first respondent co-operative society. He was placed under suspension by Ext.P3 order dated 9.11.2010. When he was not reinstated in service and the disciplinary action was not finalized, he moved the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies who by Ext.P4 order dated 17.2.2011, directed the first respondent society to reinstate him in service. The petitioner thereupon filed W.P.(C)No.11029 of 2011 seeking implementation of that order. The first respondent society filed W.P.(C) No. 11688 of 2011 challenging that order. Both the writ petitions were disposed of by Ext.P5 judgment delivered on 15.6.2011 whereby this Court directed the first respondent society to reinstate the petitioner in service without prejudice to its right to proceed with and finalize the disciplinary action. This writ petition is filed for an order directing the first respondent society to finalize the disciplinary action within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. It is contended that finalization of the WP(C)No. 33347 of 2011 -2- disciplinary action is being delayed unnecessarily. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri. Kodoth Pushparajan, the learned standing counsel appearing for the first respondent society submitted that first respondent society will finalize the disciplinary action initiated against the petitioner by 31.3.2012. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent soceity to finalize the disciplinary action initiated against the petitioner expeditiously and in any event by 31.3.2012. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. Rkc //true copy// PA to Judge.