Edappally Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. The Joint Registrar Of Co-Op. Societies (G)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/12TH AGRAHAYANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 35748 of 2015 (P) PETITIONER: - --------------------- EDAPPALLY SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO 328, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVANKULANGARA, EDAPPALLY P O, KOCHI 682024.

BY ADVS.SRI.RAJESH NAIR SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN RESPONDENTS:- ------------------------

1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP. SOCIETIES (G), ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, KOCHI 682030.

2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCEITIES (G), KANAYANNOOR TALUK, SAHAKARANA BHAVAN, RAVIPURAM ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI 682016.

3. A P PRASANTH, A R A 107, ARAYOLATH, ANJUMANA , KOCHI 682024.

4. VENNALA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO 774, VENNALA, PIN 682028, REP BY ITS SECRETARY.

5. STATE OF KERALA. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -695001 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. VINCENT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 35748 of 2015 (P) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : - ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1 : COPY OF DIRECTOR BOARD RESOLUTION NO 162 DATED 10/7/2014 AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

EXHIBIT P2 : COPY OF COVERING LETTER DATED 1/9/2014 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

EXHIBIT P3 : COPY OF THE DIRECTOR BOARD RESOLUTION NO 570 DATED 11/3/2015 AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

EXHIBIT P4 : COPY OF COVERING LETTER DATED 12/3/2015 OF THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION. EXHIBIT P5 : COPY OF NOTICE DATED 28/7/2015 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : - NIL.

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

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

W.P.(c) No. 35748 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 03rd day of December, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner Society has a grievance that despite its repeated representations, the authorities have so far not permitted it to open a branch within its area of operation.

2. In response to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader has submitted that the authorities are willing to consider and dispose of petitioner's representation within four weeks. In the facts and circumstances, having regard to the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this Court, without adverting to the merits of the matter, disposes of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider the representations of the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. No order as to costs. DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE DMR/-