The Special Officer v. The Principal District Judge

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN & M.P.No.1 of 201 The Special Officer, Santhampakkam Primary Agriculture Co-operative Loan Society, Santhampakkam, Vellore.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal District Judge, Vellore, Vellore District.

2.The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, 3.R.Muralitharan ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Certiorari calling for the records in C.T.A.No.8/2009 dated 06.06.2013 on the file of the first respondent herein and quash the same.

For Petitioner :Mr.K.Rathinavel for Mr.R.Ramesh For Respondent 2:Mr.M.Muthusamy Government Advocate

ORDER

The petitioner challenges the order passed in C.T.A. No.8 of 2009 dated 06.06.2013 passed by the learned Principal District Judge,

2. A Division Bench of this Court in the case of E.S.Sundara Mahalingam v. Special Tribunal for Co-operative cases, 2020 (1) CWC 417 has held that writ petitions are not maintainable against the orders of Co-operative Tribunals and that the remedy is by way of a civil revision invoking Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

3. That being the position, Registry is directed to convert this writ petition as Civil Revision Petition.

4. Mr.R.Ramesh, appearing for the petitioner, shall file the amended grounds of revision within a period of two weeks from today. 01.12.2025 nl Internet:Yes Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non speaking order

To 1.The Principal District Judge, Vellore, Vellore District.

2.The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

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