G.Gurunathan, v. The Registrar Of Co-Operative

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.07.2024

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.D.KRISHNAKUMAR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR G.Gurunathan ... Petitioner -vs1.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies Office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies Kilpauk, Chennai-10 2.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies O/o.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies Chinna Chokikulam Madurai District 3.MD.Thani 4.V.Bose @ Sundaram 5.Farook Ali ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to conduct enquiry against the misappropriation made by the respondents 4 and 5 and take appropriate action in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983, within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Rajasekar For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1 & R2 No appearance for R3 Mr.V.Prabhakaran for R4 Mr.J.Senthil Kumar for R5

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE] Prayer in this writ petition is to direct the first respondent to conduct enquiry against the misappropriation made by the respondents 4 and 5 and take appropriate action against them in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983, within the time stipulated by this Court.

2. According to the petitioner, he is one of the members of MD.Thani 88 Saptur Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society. The fourth respondent is the Ex-President and the fifth respondent is the Secretary of the said Society. They have involved in several misappropriations in the said Society during 2012-2018. Though the petitioner has made representations, dated 09.11.2018 and 14.11.2018, to the first respondent, the same have not been considered sofar. Hence, this writ petition.

3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that it would suffice, if a direction is issued to the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner's representations dated 09.11.2018 and 14.11.2018, on merits and in accordance with law.

4. In view of the above submission, we direct the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner's representations, dated 09.11.2018 and 14.11.2018, pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, after providing due opportunity to the parties concerned, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

[D.K.K., A.C.J.] [R.V., J.] 26.07.2024 NCC :

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1.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

2.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, O/o.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Chinna Chokikulam, Madurai District.

D.KRISHNAKUMAR , A.C.J.

and R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.

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