Sherin K.Mathew v. The President, Kerala State Co-Op. Agri. Rural Development Bank

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF JULY 2015/17TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 19670 of 2015 (G) PETITIONERS : - ------------------------

1. SHERIN K.MATHEW, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED AT SULTHANBETHERI PCA & RDT, POST SULTHAN BATHERI, WAYANAD DISTRICT.

2. DIVYA K.S., AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED AT VYTHIRI PCA & RDT, POST KALPETTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.K.RAKESH ROSHAN SMT.THUSHARA.V RESPONDENTS : - ---------------------------

1. THE PRESIDENT, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2. THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GNERAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. VINCENT BY SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM,SC,KSCOARD BANK LTD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 19670 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS : - ------------------------------------- EXT.P1 :

TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT LETTER/ ORDER ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER.

EXT.P1(a) :

TRUE COPY OF THE APPOINTMENT LETTER/ ORDER ISSUED TO THE 2nd PETITIONER.

EXT.P2 :

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER EXTENDING THE SERVICE OF THE 1ST PETITIONER.

EXT.P2(a) :

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER EXTENDING THE SERVICE OF THE 2ND PETITIONER.

EXT.P3 :

TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY PCA & RDB SULTHANBATHERI TO THE 1ST PETITIONER.

EXT.P3(a) :

TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY PCA & RDB VYTHIRI TO THE 2nd PETITIONER.

EXT.P4 :

TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 2ND RESPONDENT HELD ON 27/11/2014. EXT.P5 :

TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 5/6/2015 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONENT.

EXT.P5(a) :

TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 5/6/2015 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONENT.

EXT.P6 :

TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 6/3/2015 IN WPC NO.7152/2015 OF THIS HONORUABLE COURT.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : - NIL.

// TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE DMR/-

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

W.P.(c) No. 19670 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 08th day of July, 2015

JUDGMENT

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, as well as the learned Government Pleader, apart from perusing the record. Since the issue lies in a narrow compass, this Court proposes to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage itself.

2. The petitioners seek regularization of their service in agricultural office and also seek sanctioning of the scale of pay attached to the said post. Exhibits P5 and P5(a) representations submitted by the petitioners are said to be pending consideration with the second respondent. Seeking an expeditious disposal of Exhibits P5 and P5(a), the petitioners have approached this Court.

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3. In the facts and circumstances, having regard to the respective submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, disposes of the present writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider Exhibits P5 and P5(a) representations of the petitioners, and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that the said consideration of the representations in question shall be strictly in accordance with law, either by the respondent Bank or by the Government, as the case may be.

With the above observation, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE DMR/-