The writ petitioner was an employee of the respondent/cooperative bank, and was dismissed from service on 26.08.1991, after conducting an enquiry. The termination was challenged by him in ARC No.20/2017 before the Co-operative Arbitration Court. The reliefs sought was for recovery of damages for illegal termination. After the pleadings were completed, both sides were heard and by Ext.P8 award produced in the petition, the Arbitration court held that, S.69(1)(h) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act did not have application to the facts of the case, in the absence of a separate prayer in the arbitration petition for setting aside the enquiry report and the consequent termination order. It was also observed that, had a proper relief been sought with regard to the setting aside of the enquiry report and the consequent termination order, same would have been covered within S.69(1)(c) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act. Aggrieved by the above award, the writ petitioner approached this Court. Though notice was served on the respondent/bank, they did not choose to appear and hence, by judgment dated 24.02.2021, the writ petition was allowed. Ext.P8 award was set aside and the writ petitioner was permitted to file appropriate application for amendment of the plaint, if he proposed. It was based on a finding that, there were supporting pleadings
