Bombay High CourtWP/7296/2023disposedoff

Amdori Seva Sahakari Society Ltd., Thr. President, Sachin Rameshwar Taywade And Another v. Commissioner For Cooperation And Registrar, Co-Operative Society, Pune And Others

2023-10-27Hon'Ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,Hon'Ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri14 pages

2023:BHC-NAG:15805-DB 1/14

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 7289 OF 20 Dhotra Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1053 through its President Parikdhit Virendra Jagtap Age - 32, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Jawala, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Dhotra Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1053 through its Secretary Aakash Ramesh Wagh Age - 30, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Dhotra, Tq. Chandur rly, Dist. Amravati WRIT PETITION NO.7290 OF 2023 Tonglabad Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.Regd.No.1062 through its President Rameshwar Pandhrinath Marotkar Age - 52, Occu: Agriculturist R/o Tonglabad, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

2/14 Tonglabad Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.Regd.No.1062 through its Secretary Chandu Shriram Thakre Age - 52, Occu: Agriculturist R/o Tonglabad, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

WRIT PETITION NO.7291 OF 2023 Chandur Rly Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.269 through its President Harshal Ashok Wagh Age - 36, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Chandur Rly, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

Chandur Rly Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.269 through its Secretary Pramod Devidas Raut Age - 50, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Chandur Rly, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

3/14 WRIT PETITION NO.7292 OF 2023 Mogra Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1066 through its President Sau. Mamta Nitin Koparkar Age - 37, Occu : Agriculturist R/o. Tiwara (Mogra), Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Mogra Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1122 through its Secretary Ashish Ramesh Wagh Age - 30, Occu : Agriculturist R/o. Tiwara (Mogra), Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati WRIT PETITION NO.7293 OF 2023 Kawathakadu Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.693 through its President Rajendra Shriramji Rajnekar Age - 45, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Kawtha

4/14 Kadu, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Kawthakadu Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.693 through its Secretary Pramod Devidas Raut Age - 50, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Kawtha Kadu, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati WRIT PETITION NO.7294 OF 2023 Sonora Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.924 through its President Atul Dyanchand Chandak Age - 40, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Sonora, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Sonora Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.924 through its Secretary Pramod Devidas Raut Age - 50, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Chandur Rly, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

5/14 WRIT PETITION NO.7295 OF 2023 Supalwada Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.668 through its President Dinesh Bhaskar Thakre Age - 40, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Supalwada, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

Tonglabad Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1062 through its Secretary Rahul Mahadeorao Gawande Age - 36, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Supalwada, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

WRIT PETITION NO.7296 OF 2023 Amdori Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.986 through its President

6/14 Sachin Rameshwar Taywade Age - 40, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Amdori, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Amdori Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.986 through its Secretary Aakash Prakash Aasole Age - 27, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Amdori, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati WRIT PETITION NO.7297 OF 2023 Loni Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.438 through its President Roshan Sanjay Shethe Age - 35, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Loni, Tq. Nandgao Khndeshwar, Dist. Amravati Loni Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.438 through its Secretary Sachin Puroshttam Pote Age - 33, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Loni, Tq. Nandgao Khndeshwar, Dist. Amravati

7/14 WRIT PETITION NO.7298 OF 2023 Ghuikhed Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1169 through its President Pravin Dinkar Ghuikhedkar Age - 40, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Ghuikhed, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

Ghuikhed Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1169 through its Secretary Ashish Ramesh Wagh Age - 30, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Ghuikhed, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

WRIT PETITION NO.7299 OF 2023 Sawangi Magra Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1335 through its President

8/14 Jurawar Kha Dilawar Kha Pathan Age - 50, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Sawangi Magra, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

Sawangi Magra Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.760 through its Secretary Pramod Devidas Raut Age - 50, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Sawangi Magra, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

WRIT PETITION NO.7301 OF 2023 Dhanora Mhali Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.340 through its Secretary Sudhir Govinda Nagle Age - 40, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Dhanora Mhali, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

Tonglabad Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1062 through its Secretary Rahul Mahadeorao Gawande Age - 36, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Dhanora Mhali, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

9/14 WRIT PETITION NO.7302 OF 2023 Nimbha Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1023 through its President Pramod Narhari Deshmukh Age - 40, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Nimbha, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Tonglabad Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.1062 through its Secretary Chandu Shriram Thakre Age - 25, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Nimbha, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati WRIT PETITION NO.7307 OF 2023

10/14 Tembhurni Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.626 through its President Raosaheb Harinayarn Shelke Age - 66, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Tembhurni, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

Tembhurni Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.626 through its Secretary Pramod Devidas Raut Age - 50, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Tembhurni, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist.

WRIT PETITION NO.7308 OF 2023 Bori Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.760 through its President Ravindra Ashokrao Deshmukh Age - 45, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Bori, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati Bori Seva Sahakari Society Ltd.

Regd.No.760 through its Secretary Aakash Prakash Aasole Age - 27, Occu : Agriculturist R/o Bori, Tq. Chandur Rly, Dist. Amravati

11/14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr N. A. Gawande, Advocate for the Petitioners. Ms D. V. Sapkal, AGP for the Respondents.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : A. S. CHANDURKAR AND ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : 27th OCTOBER, 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per : A. S. Chandurkar, J.) Not on Board. Taken on Board.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Learned Assistant Government Pleader waives service of notice for final hearing. The petitions are heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

12/14 The challenge raised in these writ petitions is to the Show Cause Notice issued to each petitioner-Cooperative Society under Section 102 (1) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. By the said notices, the petitioners have been called upon to show cause why each society should not be put in liquidation.

It is urged by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the Show Cause Notices have been issued ignoring the Circular dated 23.09.2013 issued by the Department of Cooperative Marketing and Textiles, whereby the modality of undertaking the process of reviving and strengthening the societies has been undertaken. It is urged that under the said Circular various steps are required to be first taken with regard to societies having Negative Net worth before proceeding to liquidate such societies. On the basis of extraneous considerations, the impugned show cause notices have been issued.

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We find that under the Show Cause Notices, the societies were called upon to submit their say within 15 days of the notices. It is submitted that replies would be filed by all the societies.

Our attention is invited to order dated 20.02.2023 passed in Writ Petition No.1135/2023 (Dattapur Seva Cooperative Society Limited, Dhamangaon Railway .vs. State of Maharashtra and others), wherein while permitting the statutory authority to adjudicate upon the show cause notice, protection for a period of two weeks from passing of an adverse order has been granted.

We are inclined to follow the similar course. Accordingly, the following order is passed :

O R D E R

(i) It is open for the respondent no.3 to consider the reply given by each Cooperative Society to the impugned Show Cause Notice issued to them.

14/14 (ii) In case any order adverse to the societies is passed in view of the impugned show cause notice, the same shall not take effect for a period of two weeks from the date of passing of such order. (iii) Keeping all contentions on merits open, the writ petitions are disposed of in aforesaid terms. Rule accordingly. No costs.

(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J) (A. S. CHANDURKAR, J)