The Kerala State Co-Operative Employees Pension Board v. The Special Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU TUESDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/21ST ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 27411 of 2015 (B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER : - ---------------------- THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDL.REGISTRAR /SECRETARY SRI.A.CHANDINI, W/O.M.DEVARAJAN, AGED 55, KALA NIVAS, KUNNUMPURAM, NEAR AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

BY ADV. SRI.K.R.SUNIL,SC,CO-OP.EMP.PENSION BOARD RESPONDENTS : - ---------------------------

1. THE SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATIVE (A) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001.

2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 301.

3. P.HAMSA, PATHARI HOUSE, PUTHANANGADI, ANGADIPURAM PO., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 301.

4. THE ANGADIPURAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.581, ANGADIPURAM PO, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679 301. R4 BY ADV. SRI.U.K.DEVIDAS BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. G. GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13-10-2015, ALONG WITH WPC. 27353/2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 27411 of 2015 (B) -------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : - ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 2-2-2015 IN WPC.NO.5612/14 EXHIBIT P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 8-6-2015 PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P3 : TRUE COPY OF APPEAL DATED 15-7-2015 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : - NIL.

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DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P.(c) No. 27411 of 2015 & W.P.(c) No. 27353 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October, 2015 COMMON JUDGMENT The petitioner, the Pension Board, has filed Exhibit P3 statutory appeal before the first respondent. Seeking its expeditious disposal, it has filed the present writ petition.

2. Despite service of notice, none appears for the contesting private respondents.

3. At any rate, the learned Government Pleader has submitted that the first respondent is willing to consider Exhibit P3 statutory appeals, as expeditiously as possible. In the facts and circumstances, having regard to the respective submissions of the learned Standing Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this Court, without adverting to the merits of the matter, disposes of the writ petitions with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exhibit P3 statutory appeal of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any

W.P.(c) Nos. 27411 & 27353/15 rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

No order as to costs.

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE DMR/-