IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37250 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.MANOJ KUMAR, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. GOPALAN NAIR, PADAPPURAM HOUSE, PUZHAMUDI P.O., KALPETTA, WAYANAD. BY ADVS. SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN SRI.S.K.SAJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. KALPETTA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, KALPETTA, WAYANAD. 2. STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, REP. BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, PUTHOORVAYAL POST, WAYANAD. 3. STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, KOTTAPPADI BRANCH, REP. BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, PUTHOORVAYAL POST, WAYANAD. 4. R.THANKACHAN, POLICE CONSTABLE-853, POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHAKKAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. ASST. REGISTRAR (GENERAL), ARBITRATOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, VYTHIRI, WAYANAD. 6. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE GOVT. PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. MR. T. SETHUMADHAVAN R5 & R6 BY ADV. MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rkc S.SIRI JAGAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.37250 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 22nd December,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext.P9 order passed by the Arbitrator under Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act in ARC 14/2007 filed by the 1st respondent Bank. I am of opinion that the petitioner's remedy lies in challenging Ext.P9 in an appeal before the Kerala Co- operative Tribunal as provided under the Kerala Co- operative Societies Act. Therefore, without prejudice to that right, this writ petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ma 2 3