IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 28TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 22080 of 2008(C) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- K.K.KUNJUMON S/O. KUNJAPPAN, AGED 55 YEARS, KAITHAVALAPPIL HOUSE, ELAMKUNNAPUZHA, ERNAKULAM - 682 503. BY ADV. SRI.SABU THOZHUPPADAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------------- 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 2. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. 3. THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHITTOOR ROAD, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE NAYARAMBALAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO-E-92, NAYARAMBALAM, ERNAKULAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ADV. SRI.GOVIND K.BHARATHAN (SR.) FOR R5 SRI.S.K.MADHU FOR R5 SMT.C.N.NOORUL HIDAYA FOR R5 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSHKUMAR FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. ================================== W.P.(C)No.22080 of 2008 ================================== Dated this the 19th day of September, 2008. JUDGMENT Petitioner is a member of the fifth respondent Co-operative Bank. His complaint is that the fifth respondent had not appointed any Grievance Redressal Officer in terms of Ext.P2 Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 and that the loan availed by him has not been considered for waiver as per the scheme. Having regard to the issue raised, the learned senior Government Pleader, then appearing, was requested to obtain specific instructions in the matter, in so far as directions are sought against the Government officials. The fourth respondent Joint Registrar has placed a counter affidavit on record categorically stating that the said respondent had issued directions on 9-7-2008 to the fifth respondent to appoint Grievance Redressal Officer WPC22080/08 -:2:- in the bank in accordance to the circular direction of the NABARD and a copy of the NABARD circular was also forwarded to the fifth respondent. It is also further stated in the counter affidavit that the Board of Directors of the fifth respondent had approved the list of 205 members for debt waiver and 29 members for debt relief scheme as per decision dated 4-7-2008 and that on that day, the Board had also resolved to forward all the types of complaints to the Board of Directors for redressal. It is further stated that on 8-7-2008 the petitioner submitted Ext.P4 petition before the fourth respondent to appoint a Grievance Redressal Officer and it was promptly attended to by issuing the direction dated 9-7-2008 referred to above. It is further stated by the fourth respondent that the Board of Directors of the fifth respondent considered the complaint of the petitioner and 67 others on 24-7-2008 and did not allow the claim of the petitioner to include his loan in full waiver WPC22080/08 -:3:- scheme. There is no reply affidavit or any other material contradicting the stand taken by the fifth respondent. I do not find any ground to issue any direction, as sought for, by the petitioner. In the result, this writ petition fails. It is accordingly dismissed. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. sl.