Shikhsit Swarojgar Udyog Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Bilaspur v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 322 of 2015 Shikhsit Swarojgar Udyog Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Bilaspur, Through Its President Jyoti Bhushan Gaur, S/o Late Suresh Chandra Gaur, Aged About 52 Years, OfficeHouse No. 295, Nehru Nagar Bilaspur, Police Station Civil Lines, Civil & Revenue District Bilaspur, C.G.
---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Cooperative Societies Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, C.G.
2. State Co-Operative Election Commission, Through The Secretary, Raipur, C.G.
3. Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies, Bilaspur, Old Composite Building Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, C.G.
4. Shri A.K. Banaj Co-Operative Inspector, Co-Operative Societies, Bilaspur In The Office Of Deputy Registrar Co-Operative Societies, Bilaspur, C.G. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri Rakesh Pandey, Advocate For Respondent/State :
Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate Order On Board 16/09/2015 Heard.
1. The limited grievance of the petitioner raised through this petition is that even though the term of office of previous Managing Committee has come to an end in the month of April, 2012, the elections have not been held as per the mandate of the provision contained in the Chhattisgarh Cooperatives Societies Act, 1960 and the interim arrangement of administering affairs through Cooperative Inspector is being continued which is not in the larger interest of cooperative movement.
2. Learned State counsel submits that for the purpsoe of election, it is State Cooperative Election Commission which is competent and the petitioner may approach to concerned authority.
3. Considering the submission made, this petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent No.4/Cooperative Inspector, Bilaspur and Administrator of Shikshit
Swarojgar Udyog Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Bilaspur to take necessary steps and forward forthwith the proposal for elections to State Cooperative Election Commission. The necessary requisites along with relevant details shall be forwarded within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Thereafter, the State Cooperative Election Commission shall conduct the election in accordance with the provisions of Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. as, early as possible.
Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen