Amrutha Devan C. v. Kerala State Co-Operative Bank Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioners, Collection Agents, sought wages unpaid since April 2020. The Court declined to adjudicate eligibility under bank orders directly, directing the Bank's competent authority to decide the claim within two months. Eligible amounts must be disbursed within a month thereafter.
What did the court decide?
Directed the competent authority of the Bank to hear the petitioners and decide the claim for wages from April 2020 within two months; eligible amounts to be disbursed within one month thereafter.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
FRIDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 20TH KARTHIKA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 10351 OF 2020
PETITIONERS:
1 AMRUTHA DEVAN C., THENGUMVILAYIL, MANAKKARA, SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM.
2 ARUNKUMAR S, KSH NIVAS, PALACKAL, T HEVALAKKARA P O, KOLLAM.
3 DEVADAS S, MANALIL HOUSE, DALAVAPURAM, NEENDAKARA P O, KOLLAM.
4 PRADEEP P, KUNNATHU VEEDU, CHERUSSERIBHAGAM, CHAVARA P O, KOLLAM.
5 MANIKUTTAN M, KARIMPINCHALIL, PANAYAMCHERRY, ANCHAL P O, KOLLAM.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should decide the claim of Collection Agents for unpaid wages by interpreting bank orders directly or remand the matter to the Bank's competent authority?
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
1 AMRUTHA DEVAN C. ET AL.
- respondent
KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. AND OTHERS
Coram
DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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