IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2010 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37132 of 2010(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.V.USHAKUMARI, CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, MATHRA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.NO.314, PUNALUR,RESIDING AT VISHAK, KARUVALUR P.O., PUNALUR, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA SMT.S.MEERA SMT.M.G.AISHWARYA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE CO-OPERATIVE ARBIRATION COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001. 2. MATHRA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.314, MATHRA P.O., PUNALUR, KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 691315. 3. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MATHRA SERVICE CO-OPERTIVE BANK LTD.NO.314, MATHRA P.O., PUNALUR, KOLLAM REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, PIN 691315. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.37132 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is presently working as the Chief Accountant under the second respondent-bank filed this Writ Petition to redress the grievance regarding the delay in the matter of disposal of ARC.No.24/2010 which is pending before the first respondent. Aggrieved by the denial of promotion to the post of Manager under the second respondent-bank, the petitioner has already preferred ARC.No.24/2010 before the first respondent. The said arbitration case was filed as early as on 4.3.2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the matter was posted on several occasions for completion of pleadings, it is yet to be completed. Therefore, the petitioner apprehends that the matter would be unduly delayed. It is in the said circumstances that this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. In view of the order I propose to pass in this Writ Petition I do not think it necessary to issue notice to respondents 2 and 3 at this stage. 3. Evidently, the petitioner has taken up her grievances by filing ARC.No.24/2010 before the first respondent and the same is still pending. W.P.(C) NO.37132/2010 2 Considering the fact that the said arbitration case was filed as early as on 4.3.2010 and the same is pending before the first respondent, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of ARC.No.24/2010 in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that this Court has not made any observation with respect to the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner in this Writ Petition or in Ext.P1. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.37132/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.37132/2010 4