IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH APRIL 2008 / 29TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 38292 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SRI.T.U.UDAYAN, THARAYIL HOUSE, KAZHIMBRAM P.O., TRICHUR DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., TRICHUR. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PART TIME ADMINISTRATOR, (THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, TRICHUR), TTRICHUR DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., TRICHUR. BY ADDL.D.G.P. SRI.K.K.RAVINDRANATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2008 ALONG WITH WPC NO. 37452 OF 2007 & CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON 18/04/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC 38292/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS. EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 26.12.2007. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE NO.62 OF 2007 THROUGH NOTIFICATION DATED 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.C.B.(3) 59446/2007 DATED 14.12.2007. EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN W.P.(C) NO.37452/2007 DATED 19.12.07. RESPONDENTS' EXTS. EXT.R1(a) – TRUE COPY OF THE COMPARATIVE TABULATED CHART SHOWING THE DETAILS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES AND OTHER PRIMARY SOCIETIES OF THE 14 DISTRICTS IN THE STATE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANKS. /TRUE COPY/ S.SIRI JAGAN,J ================ W.P.(C).Nos.38292 & 38293 of 2007 ========================= Dated this the 28th day of December, 2007 ORDER Admit. Issue notice to the respondents by speed post. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in Exts.P4 and P5 in these two writ petitions respectively a learned Judge of this Court has granted interim orders in identical writ petitions to the effect that no action shall proceed on the basis of the impugned Ordinance either by any compulsion to amend the bye-laws or by way of any interference with the existing co- operative institutions invoking any statutory provision against the societies on any ground referable to the provisions in the impugned Ordinance. There was a further direction that any action already taken on the basis of the Ordinance will stand recalled forthwith and situation restored to ensure Status quo as on date of issuance of the Ordinance. There would be a similar order in these two writ petitions also for a period of two months. Post these two writ petitions along with W.P.(C). No.37452/2007 and connected cases on 10.01.2008 before the appropriate court. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE dvs H/o