Govt. not to challenge HC order on coop. banks

By Our Special Correspondent

KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 21. The State Government will not challenge the decision of the High Court to stay the supersession of managing committees of seven district cooperative banks, the Cooperation Minister, Mr. M.V. Raghavan, said here today.

Addressing a press conference, the Minister denied that the Chief Minister, Mr. A.K. Antony, had advised him against taking measures to challenge the stay order issued by the Kerala High Court on disbanding of managing committees of these cooperative banks. The Minister also dismissed as baseless reports which spoke of sharp differences having emerged between him and another Minister of the IUML over the decision to disband the managing committees of the cooperative banks.

Asked if he was perturbed by the interference of another Minister in his portfolio, the Minister quipped that interference by other Ministers would never be a problem.

Mr. Raghavan also reiterated his claim that there was ``no politics'' in the UDF government's decision. He said the managing committees were ``disbanded in accordance with an advice given by the Advocate General and the Government's Law Department. This advice was based on an earlier decision of the High Court. Now the court has stayed it. The Government will abide by the court order. It will not go in appeal.''

Mr. Raghavan said the Government would leave no stone unturned in obtaining recognition for the medical college at Pariyaram. Several representations had been sent to the Indian Medical Council (IMC) to grant recognition to the medical college. The Health Minister, Mr. P. Sankaran, was also vigourously pursuing the matter, he said.

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