IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20669 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KALADY-KANJOOR RURAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, NO.E.1097, MALAYATOOR ROAD, KALADY P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.BABY SRI.A.N.SANTHOSH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ERNAKULAM DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, KAKKANAD P.O, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. 2. THE REGISTRARA OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARAIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.P.V.SURENDRANATH, SC FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.20669/2008 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION DATED 24.8.2002 AND CATEGORICAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE JOINT REGISTRAR IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PETITION DATED 12.8.2004 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23.4.2005 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 14.3.2006 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 19.10.2006 IN WP(C) NO.11206/2006 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P6. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 22.6.2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 16.11.207 IN WP(C) NO.33918/2007 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P8. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED; L6.12.2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P9. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 5.2.2008 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P10. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 2.4.2008 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXT.P11. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ARGUMENT NOTE WITHOUT ANNEXURES DATED 10.4.2008 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P12. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 15.1.2008 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P13. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 7.2.2008 IN WP(C) NO.4485/2008 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P14. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10.6.2008 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.20669 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th August, 2011 JUDGMENT Ext.P14 order passed by the State Government allowing the appeal filed by the first respondent from Ext.P9 order passed by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies whereby the Registrar of Co-operative Societies directed that the petitioner bank will be deemed to be a bank affiliated to the first respondent bank is under challenge in this writ petition. By the order impugned, the Government directed the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to re- examine the matter afresh in the light of the observations made by this Court in Ext.P5 judgment. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that as the Government have only directed a re-examination of the entire matter by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, leaving open the contentions raised in the instant writ petition, it may be disposed of with a direction to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to take a fresh decision in the matter expeditiously. W.P(C).No.20669 of 2008 -:2:- Learned counsel appearing for the first respondent did not oppose the said request. In such circumstances, leaving open the contentions of both sides, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to pass revised orders in the matter as directed by the Government in Ext.P14 order expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.20669 of 2008 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 11th August, 2011