WP(C) NO. 14551 OF 2025 : 1 : 2025:KER:30214 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 14551 OF 2025 PETITIONERS: 1 VARGHESE O.,AGED 66 YEARS S/O CLARAMMA, THAIVEPPIL, KARUVATTA, THOTTAPPALLY, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA, (MEMBER OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF KANNUKALIPALAM , CO-OPERATIVE MILK SOCIETY LTD. NO. A115(D)., PIN - 688561 2 PRABHAKARAN, AGED 68 YEARS C/O PREM KUMAR, KALATHITTA PARAMBIL KARUVATTA NORTH, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA, (MEMBER OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF KANNUKALIPALAM, CO-OPERATIVE MILK SOCIETY LTD. NO. A115(D)., PIN - 690517 BY ADVS. C.S.MANU DILU JOSEPH C.A.ANUPAMAN T.B.SIVAPRASAD NEETHU.K.SHAJI C.Y.VIJAY KUMAR MANJU E.R. ALINT JOSEPH PAUL JOSE DAINY DAVIS MAHESH KUMAR K. RILNA RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: WP(C) NO. 14551 OF 2025 : 2 : 2025:KER:30214 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695001 2 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA,, PIN - 688001 3 KANDALLOORPUDUPPAKATH CO-OPERATIVE MILK SOCIETY LTD. NO. A115(D) KANDALLOORPUDUPPAKATH, THOTTAPPALLY P.O., ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY- 688561 R BY SR.GP SMT.RESMI THOMAS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 14551 OF 2025 : 3 : 2025:KER:30214 JUDGMENT The petitioners are the elected members of the Managing Committee of the 3rd respondent Society. By Ext.P1, the petitioners have been removed from the membership of the Society. Challenging Ext.P1, the petitioners have preferred Ext.P2 appeal before the 1st respondent under Section 83(1)(c) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (for short 'the Act') along with Ext.P3 stay petition. According to the petitioners, Ext.P1 has been passed in total disregard to the principles of natural justice and the provisions of the statute. It is also contended that no reasons whatsoever have been stated for disqualifying the petitioners. WP(C) NO. 14551 OF 2025 : 4 : 2025:KER:30214 2. Since the petitioners have preferred Ext.P2statutory appeal, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the same, with notice to the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If, it is not possible for the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal as above, Ext.P3 application for stay shall be considered within the aforesaid time, in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE SB WP(C) NO. 14551 OF 2025 : 5 : 2025:KER:30214 APPENDIX PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. DDALP/876/2024-A DATED 01.03.2025 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH LEGIBLE/TYPED COPY OF EXHIBIT-P1 ORDER. Exhibit-P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 28.03.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT, STATE GOVERNMENT. Exhibit-P3 TRUE COPY OF THE STAY PETITION DATED 28.03.2025 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. Exhibit-P4 TRUE COPY OF THE URGENT MEMO DATED 28.03.2025 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.