Trissur District Co-Operative Bank vs State Of Kerala on 11 April, 2003
10. Going through the facts in Thrissur District Co-operative Bank's case, and the judgments, on which reliance had been placed, it is difficult to agree with the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner that a Writ Petition against a Cooperative Society is maintainable. The learned Judge had relied on a decision of the Supreme Court where the co-operative institution concerned was practically an arm of the Government and the State had deep and pervasive control over the affairs of the institution. This Court had been consistently holding that perhaps a Writ Petition would have been maintainable against a co-operative institution in respect of certain statutory duties. But that is not a case with regard to the application for a writ of certiorari, whereby a resolution of the co-operative institution is sought to be set aside. The basic defect of maintainability always is there, and I have to uphold the preliminary objection of the respondents.