Joseph N V vs State Of Kerala
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Kerala High Court

Joseph N V vs State Of Kerala on 5 September, 2024

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               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                               PRESENT

               THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI

     THURSDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2024/14TH BHADRA, 1946

                       WP(C) NO. 12565 OF 2023

PETITIONERS:

    1     JOSEPH N V,
          AGED 43 YEARS,
          ASSISTANT MANAGER, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
          ERNAKULAM, EVENING BRANCH, RESIDING AT NEDUMPARAMBIL
          HOUSE, THRIPUNITHURA, PIN - 682 301.

    2     SUMESH M,
          AGED 43 YEARS,
          ASSISTANT MANAGER, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
          REGIONAL OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. RESIDING AT
          KANIYAKULANGARA, MUHAMMA.P.O.
          ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688 525.

    3     JYOTHISREE DAS P,
          AGED 41 YEARS,
          ASSISTANT MANAGER, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
          ALAPPUZHA BRANCH, RESIDING AT NANDANAM,
          NORTH ARYAD P.O. ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688 538.

    4     LISY D,
          AGED 51 YEARS,
          ASSISTANT MANAGER, KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
          YEROOR BRANCH, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKEVILA HOUSE,
          KARAVALOOR, PUNALUR, KOLLAM, PIN - 691 333.

          BY ADVS.
          M.M.MONAYE
          M.PAUL VARGHESE
          K.V.SANOSH
          ANJANA SUGUNAN
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RESPONDENTS:

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

       2       REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
               OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
               THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 014.

       3       KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
               CO BANK TOWER, PALAYAM, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O,
               THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
               OFFICER, PIN - 695 033.

       4       CHAIRMAN,
               COMMITTEE FOR GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM,
               KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD,
               CO-BANK TOWERS, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O,
               THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 033.

               BY ADV GILBERT GEORGE CORREYA
               GP SRI.RIYAL DEVASSY


       THIS    WRIT        PETITION   (CIVIL)    HAVING   BEEN   FINALLY   HEARD   ON
05.09.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                              JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 5th day of September, 2024)

The writ petition is filed for a direction to the respondents

to give effect of the promotion to the petitioners from the date

30.05.2019 in the post of senior accountant as the date from which

the seniority is to be reckoned and a further direction to take up

Ext.P2 and pass orders by the respondents 3 and 4. Since, the

grievance committee has already taken up a decision and

recommended to the Bank, the writ petition disposed of directing

the 3rd respondent to finalise the proceedings on the basis of the

recommendations at earliest. The Bank shall implement the same

within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of a copy of

this judgment.

Sd/-

BASANT BALAJI JUDGE

ADS

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12565/2023

PETITIONER EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK DATED 20.06.2019.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 15.03.2021 SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE FOR GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM, BY THE 1ST PETITIONER JOSEPH.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER OF CONVENER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM DATED 22.11.2022