IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 20TH MAY 2010 / 30TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15311 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.VENUGOPALAN,CLERK CUM CASHIER, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, ORKATTERI BRANCH,VADAKARA TALUK,KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. MR.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. ASST.REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES(GENERAL),VADAKARA,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. VELOM PANCHAYATH SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.VELOM,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15311 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition complaining of delay in the disposal of arbitration case No. 851/07-08 filed by him, which is pending before the first respondent. The petitioner was working as Secretary of the second respondent Bank. He had worked in the Bank for a period of 20 years. There after, he got selection to the District Co-operative Bank. Meanwhile, the salary of the employees in co-operative society was revised retrospectively. Consequently the petitioner became entitled to the benefit of re fixation of his salary. However, the amounts due were not paid by the second respondent. Therefore, the petitioner approached the first respondent by filing Arbitration Case No.851/07-08. However, the matter has not been disposed of by the first respondent till date. The W.P.(C) No.15311 of 2010 2 petitioner therefore seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of the said case, evidenced by Exhibit P1. The Learned Senior Government Pleader has no objection to such a direction being issued. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Arbitration Case No.851/07-08 in accordance with law and to dispose of the same on the merits, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE. rkc