IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND MAY 2008 / 1ST JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 5104 of 2008(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ REMADEVI P., ASSISTANT MILK PROCUREMENT OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANKARANKUTTY NAIR SRI.T.V.AJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE REGIONAL CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS UNION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.KRISHNAN(SR.), SC, MILMA FOR R1 SRI.K.ANAND (A.201) FOR R1 SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. --------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5104 OF 2008 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of May, 2008 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ Petitioner claims fixation of pay in a scale of pay to which, allegedly, her junior is placed. The respondent employer disputes that claim. The respondent is a Co-operative Society. The issue therefore squarely falls within the realm of Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act and is therefore a matter for arbitration. Any person aggrieved by the award in that proceedings has also a further statutory remedy before the Tribunal under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act. Therefore, I am not inclined to exercise writ jurisdiction in the case in hand. 2. Having regard to the nature of the claim and the issues involved, it is directed that if the petitioner invokes arbitration proceedings under Section 69 of the Kerala Co- operative Societies Act, the same will be expedited and finally dispose of within a period of four months from the date of W.P.(C)No.5104/2008 2 initiation of proceedings. Writ petition is hence dismissed subject to the aforesaid and without prejudice to the contentions. (THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) ps