IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE EASWARAN S.

FRIDAY, THE 5^TH DAY OF JULY 2024 / 14TH ASHADHA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 3002 OF 2018 PETITIONER/S:

KOODARANHI SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT,KOODARANHI P.O., KOZHIKODE- 673 604.

BY ADVS.

SRI.ARJUN SREEDHAR SRI.ARUN KRISHNA DHAN SRI.ALEX ABRAHAM SRI.T.K.SANDEEP RESPONDENT/S:

1 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.

REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND CHIEF AREA MANAGER, INDANE AREA OFFICE,2ND FLOOR, PMK TOWERS, NEAR CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE - 673 020.

2 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS,GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI - 110 001.

BY ADVS.

SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR FOR R1 SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.JOSON MANAVALAN SRI.KURYAN THOMAS SRI.PAULOSE C. ABRAHAM;

SRI.T.C.KRISHNA, SR.CGC FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05.07.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

J U D G M E N T

The challenge in the present writ petition pertains to Ext.P9 proceedings dated 23.1.2018, wherein the 1^st respondent Indian Oil Corporation issued notice to the Secretary of the petitioner Co- operative Bank stating that the allotment of