IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2008 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 13270 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T.JERALAD, THERIVILA THADATHARIKATHU VEEDU, URIYACODE P.O., VELLANAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 543 BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP.SOCIETIES (GENERAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE VELLANAD SERVICE CO-OP.SOCIETIES BANK LTD NO. 2379,VELLANAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. S.M.BINDU, PRANAVAM, PALLITHARA, VELLANAD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.13270 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a member of the second respondent Co- operative Bank. He challenges the proposal of the Bank to make appointments of a couple of clerks. He is also aggrieved by the appointment of the third respondent as a peon, who, it is stated, is likely to be promoted as a clerk. The fundamental issue projected is that Ext.P1 balance sheet show that the Bank is running at a loss. It is pointed out that an amount of Rs.92,74,592/- is the loss going by Ext.P1. But the very same statement shows that an amount of Rs.7,55,27,001/- is outstanding as amounts given towards loans to the members and an amount of Rs.1,10,47,501/- is outstanding as amounts due towards interest. Under such circumstances, it would not be advisable to say that the Bank does not require appropriate staff. It also does not proper for a single member of a society to urge a writ court that the situation in hand warrants statutory action by the first respondent to stave off the selection and appointment WPC.13270/08 2 of staff. This is all the more so because the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act and Rules envisage a particular staff pattern and there are sufficient statutory guidelines regulating selection and appointment. I find no right in the petitioner to seek any directions as are sought for. The writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb.