IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 24TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25822 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PALLIKKAL SERVICE CO-OP. BANK, LIMITED NO.722, REP. BY PRESIDENT, PAYYANALLOOR P.O., PALLIKKAL, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP. SOCIETIES(G), PATHANAMTHITTA. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 25822 of 2009 ................................................. Dated this the 15th day of September, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext.P10 show cause notice issued by the respondents directing the petitioner society to show cause why the resolution to appoint certain employees in the society should not be rescinded under Rule 176 of the Kerala Co- operative Societies Rules. The contention of the petitioner is that in respect of employment matters, respondent has no jurisdiction to invoke Rule 176 and further the fact that earlier there was an attempt by the respondent to supersede the managing committee of the bank under Section 32 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act would show that the present action is also malafide. 2. After hearing the petitioner, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition, since Ext.P10 is only a show cause notice. It would be open to the petitioner to raise all his objections to the show cause notice in his reply to the same and substantiate them. However, I make it clear that if the petitioner W.P(C) No. 25822 of 2009 -2- raises a contention regarding want of jurisdiction, the respondent shall consider the same and pass orders on that objection also in accordance with law. If the orders to be passed pursuant to Ext.P10 are adverse to the petitioner the same shall not be implemented for a period of two weeks to enable the petitioner to seek legal remedies against that order. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs