IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 5TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25611 of 2011(B) --------- -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- M/S. LAKSHMI ENTERPRISES, A PROPRIETARY CONCERN, CARRYING ON BUSINESS AT CC 39/1038, UDAYARESHMI, KARAKKAT ROAD, KOCHI - 682 016, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS SOLE PROPRIETOR T.K. AJITH KUMAR THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER T.K. PREMANANDAN, AGED 61 S/O. T.K. BALAKRISHNAN BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAVINDRAN PUZHANKARA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. INDUS IND BANK, A BANKING COMPANY, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 2401 GEN. THIMMAYYA ROAD PUNE - 411 001 AND BRANCH AT CC : 40/8399 'GOWRINARAYAN' OPPOST. JAYALAKSHMI SILK HOUSE M.G. ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 682 035. 2. THE BANKING OMBUDSMAN OFFICE OF THE BANKING OMBUDSMAN (KERALA AND THE UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP) RESERVE BANK OF INDIA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: DS WP(C).No. 25611 of 2011(B) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY DT. 05.09.2011 EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER IN FAVOUR OF MR. T.K. PREMANANDAN P2: COPY OF SANCTION LETTER DT. 20.07.2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER P3: COPY OF LETTER DT. 10.08.2010 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT P4: COPY OF LETTER DT. 27.08.2010 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT P5: COPY OF LETTER DT. 27.08.2010 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT P6: COPY OF LETTER DT. 07.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER P7: COPY OF LETTER DT. 08.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT P8: COPY OF LETTER DT. 12.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER P9: COPY OF LETTER DT. 13.10.2010 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT P10: COPY OF LETTER DT. 17.12.2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER P11: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE BANKING OMBUDSMAN RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P A TO JUDGE DS ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).25611/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 27th day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT Ext.P11 is the complaint filed by the petitioner, in terms of the provisions contained under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, which is stated to be pending before the second respondent. The relief sought for by the petitioner is a direction for an expeditious disposal of the said complaint. 2. Having regard to the limited nature of the relief that is sought in this writ petition, without expressing anything on the merits of the contentions raised, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the second respondent shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P11 with notice to the parties concerned and as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs