Mohanan Nair v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the petitioner challenged the 2nd respondent Bank's refusal to disburse retired benefits and issue a No Liability Certificate, alleging recoverable amounts were held due to a statutory bar. The court directed the Bank to hear the petitioner forthwith regarding the liability.
What did the court decide?
Directed the 2nd respondent to hear the petitioner forthwith and issue a No Liability Certificate/Liability Certificate within six weeks, followed by payment of admitted amounts within three months.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
TUESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 1ST BHADRA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 12562 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
MOHANAN NAIR AGED 57 YEARS, S/O RAGHAVAN NAIR NOW WORKING AS CLERK, DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT CHERIYIL KIZHAKKATHIL, INCHAKKADU, KAKKUNNUR P.O., SOORANAD, KOLLAM DISTRICT,, PIN - 690522 BY ADVS. M.RAJENDRAN NAIR M.SANTHY
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 THE ANCHUTHENGU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.3166 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ANCHUTHENGU SERVICE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.3166, ANCHUTHENGU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695309 3 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL), CHIRAYINKIL, ATTINGAL P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695101
BY ADVS. GOVERNMENT PLEADER M.BALAGOVINDAN LAL KUMAR N. ADV.JOSHY THANNICKKAMATTAM-GP
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, who challenged the bank holding amounts recoverable from his retiral benefits due to a prior suretyship liability, was entitled to have the bank hear his contentions on the app
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
MOHANAN NAIR
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
- respondent
THE ANCHUTHENGU SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.
- respondent
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (GENERAL)
Coram
Case details
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