IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2010 / 29TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1695 of 2010(J) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- G.MADHUSOODHANAN PILLAI, S/O.GOVINDA PILLAI, AGED 46 YEARS, SREE BHAVAN, KANJIRAMKODU, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. MR.P.B.SURESH KUMAR, MR.LEO GEORGE, MR.K.P.SUJESH KUMAR, MR.K.N.SASIDHARAN NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ANDAMUKKAM, KOLLAM. 3. KUNDARA KSHEERA VYAVASAYA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. NO.Q88, KUNDARA P.O., KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. C.ASHOK KUMAR,PRESIDENT, KUNDARA KSHEERA VYAVASAYA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. NO.Q88, KUNDARA P.O., KOLLAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.1695 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 19th January, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a member of the third respondent co- operative society. Aggrieved by acts of omission and commission by the members of the managing committee of the said society the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the Deputy Director of Dairy Development, Kollam who is also exercising the powers of Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies in respect of the third respondent society. The petitioner submits that the Secretary of the society had sent Ext.P1 representation to the Director of Dairy Development who is exercising the powers of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies in respect of the third respondent society alleging acts of omission and commission by the members of the managing committee of the third respondent society. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P1 and the second respondent to consider Ext.P3 and to take a decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. Exts.P1 and P3 relate to complaints regarding the functioning of the third respondent society. Ext.P1 is a letter sent by the Secretary of the third respondent society to the first respondent. Ext.P3 is the representation sent by the petitioner to the second respondent. Since the Secretary of the society and the petitioner have WP(C).No.1695/2010 2 filed separate representations addressed to different authorities and brought to their notice various acts of omission and commission by the members of the managing committee of the third respondent society, I am of the opinion that the complaints should be enquired into by the first respondent himself after calling a report from the second respondent. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: i) The second respondent shall within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment from the petitioner, forward the original of Ext.P3 to the first respondent together with his remarks. The first respondent shall after the original of Ext.P3 is thus received from the second respondent, enquire into the said complaint and the complaint set out in Ext.P1 and take a decision thereon after notice to and affording the petitioner and the Secretary/members of the managing committee of the third respondent society a reasonable opportunity of being heard. The first respondent shall pass final orders in the matter within three months from the date of receipt of the report from the second respondent and shall after orders are passed communicate copies thereof to all the parties. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge TKS