IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH JANUARY 2008 / 9TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 31093 of 2007(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P. JAYAPAL, PUTHARATHALA HOUSE, DHANUVACHAPURAM P.O., NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (FORMERLY SECRETARY, KOLLAYIL MILK PRODUCERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.NO.T 253(D) (APCOS), DHANUVACHAPURAM, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.JAMES VINCENT RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004. 2. THE KOLLAYIL MILK PRODUCERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. NO.T.253(D)(APCOS), DHANUVACHAPURAM, NEYYATTINKARA, PIN-695503, REP. BY THE PRESIDENT. 3. V. BHUVANENDRAN, PRESIDENT, -DO- -DO-. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP GEORGE POONTHOTTAM SRI.V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.31093/07 1 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE BYE LAW OF THE SOCIETY. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF SHOW CAUSE MEMO DT.24.2.2005. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF ECPLANATION DT.28.2.05. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DT.5.3.05 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4(a): TRUE COPY OF EXPLANATION DT.8.3.05 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF RESOLUTION NO.1 DT.18.5.05. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF AUDIT REPORT DT.27.5.05 FOR 2002-03 (FRONT PAGE AND PAGE 17 ONLY) TOGETHER WITH A LEGIBLE COPY. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF PETITIONER'S REMINDER DT.24.2.2006. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.24.2.2006 IN WPC.35533/05. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF PETITION TO THE DY.DIRECTOR DT.23.3.2006. EXT.P10: TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.037/06 DT.22.5.06 ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ABSOLVING THE PETITIONER OF ALL CHARGES. EXT.P11: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.11.8.06 IN W.P.(C)No. 13971/06 OF THIS COURT. EXT.P12: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.30.8.06 IN W.A.1609/06. EXT.P13: TRUE COPY OF CHARGESHEET DT.27.7.05. EXT.P14: TRUE COPY OF PETITION TO THE DY.DIRECTOR DT.18.9.06. EXT.P15: TRUE COPY OF PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT DT.29.9.06. EXT.P16: TRUE COPY OF PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE GOVERNMENT ON 4.10.2006. EXT.P17: TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE DY.DIRECTOR AND TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY, ON 4.12.2006. EXT.P18: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT.20.12.2006 IN W.P.(C)No.32980/06 OF THIS COURT. EXT.P19: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(RT)NO.82/07/AD DT.16.1.2007. EXT.P20: TRUE COPY OF PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT AND BALANCE SHEET OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR 2004-05. APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.31093/07 2 EXT.P21: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.30.3.2007 IN W.P.(C)No.3124/07 OF THIS COURT. EXT.P22: TRUE COPY OF APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY ON 20.4.07 WITH THAT OF THE A/D CARD SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. EXT.P23: TRUE COPY OF ARGUMENT NOTES SUBMITTED ON 1.6.2007. EXT.P23(a): TRUE COPY OF ADDITIONAL ARGUMENT NOTES DT.2.6.2007. EXT.P24: TRUE COPY OF THE DETAILED PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR ON 7.8.2007 WITH THAT OF THE A/D CARD SIGNED BY HIM. EXT.P25: TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT ON 24.4.2007 WITH THAT OF THE A/D CARD. EXT.P26: TRUE COPY OF LETTER DT.7.5.2007 ISSUED BY THE SOCIETY TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P27: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT, ON 21.5.2007 ENCLOSING A STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT DUE, NAMELY RS.31,368/- WITH THAT OF THE A/D CARD. EXT.P28: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE SOCIETY ON 16.8.2007. EXT.P29: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.12.9.2007 IN CCC.NO.966/07 OF THIS COURT. EXT.P30: TRUE COPY OF A PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 29.9.2007. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.31093 OF 2007 ------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2008 J U D G M E N T Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the Society, this writ petition is disposed of without expressing anything on merits, however directing that Exhibits P24 and 30 shall be taken up, considered and disposed of by the 2nd respondent. In doing so, the question of maintainability of such petitions shall also be considered. It shall also be ensured that the parties are given sufficient opportunity of being heard and final decision shall be taken within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. However, Exhibit P30, being an application relating to subsistence allowance, it shall be considered and given top priority within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. dsn