Warah Palan Sahakari Sanstha ... vs The Divisional Joint Registrar ...

Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 8820 Bom
Judgement Date : 17 November, 2017

Bombay High Court
Warah Palan Sahakari Sanstha ... vs The Divisional Joint Registrar ... on 17 November, 2017
Bench: Z.A. Haq
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                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
                 

                          NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

                           WRIT PETITION NO. 4008  OF 2015
                                       WITH
                           WRIT PETITION NO. 4009  OF 2015
                                       WITH
                           WRIT PETITION NO. 5066  OF 2015
                                       WITH
                           WRIT PETITION NO. 5070  OF 2015


 W.P.NO.4008/2015.

 Warah Palan Sahakari Sanstha Ltd.,
 Pandhurna (Kh), Tq. Ghatanji, District:
 Yavatmal, through its President
 Shri Sunil Deoraoji Dethe, 
 R/o. Pandhurna (Kh), Tq.Ghatanji,
 District : Yavatmal. 
                                                                       ....  PETITIONER.

                                     //  VERSUS //

 1. The Divisional Joint Registrar 
    Co-operative Societies (Dairy), 
    Amravati Division, Amravati. 

 2. Assistant Registrar of Co-operative
    Societies (Dairy), Yavatmal, 
    R/o. Yavatmal, Tq. & Distt. 
    Yavatmal. 
                                                                    .... RESPONDENTS
                                                                                  .
 WITH

 W.P.NO.4009/2015.

 Trishuleshwar Doodh Utpadak Sahakari
 Sanstha Ltd., Tiwasala, Tq. Ghatanji,
 District : Yavatmal, through its President
 Shri Arvind Jaiwantrao Lonkar, 
 R/o. Tiwsala, Tq. Ghatanji,
 District : Yavatmal.
                                                                       ....  PETITIONER.




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                                  //  VERSUS //


 1. The Divisional Joint Registrar 
    Co-operative Societies (Dairy), 
    Amravati Division, Amravati. 

 2. Assistant Registrar of Co-operative
    Societies (Dairy), Yavatmal, 
    R/o. Yavatmal, Tq. & Distt. 
    Yavatmal. 
                                                                  .... RESPONDENTS
                                                                                .


 WITH


 W.P.NO.5066/2015.

 Tina Doodh Utpadak Sahakari 
 Sanstha Ltd., Mungashi, Tq. Pusad,
 District : Yavatmal, through its President
 Shri Viajay S/o. Bhopasingh Chauvhan, 
 R/o. Pusad, Tq. Pusad,
 District : Yavatmal.

                                                                     ....  PETITIONER.


                                  //  VERSUS //



 1. Deputy Registrar of
    Co-operative Societies (Dairy), 
    Amravati Division, Amravati. 

 2. Assistant Registrar of Co-operative
    Societies (Dairy), Yavatmal, 
    R/o. Yavatmal, Tq. & Distt. 
    Yavatmal. 
                                                                  .... RESPONDENTS
                                                                                .


 WITH



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 W.P.NO.5070/2015.

 Bembala Doodh Utpadak Sahakari 
 Sanstha Ltd., Nandura, Tq. Babhulgaon,
 District : Yavatmal, through its President
 Shri Ruprao S/o. Ramdasji Mahanur, 
 R/o. Nandura, Tq. Babhulgaon,
 District : Yavatmal.

                                                                      ....  PETITIONER.

                                   //  VERSUS //


 1. Deputy Registrar of
    Co-operative Societies (Dairy), 
    Amravati Division, Amravati. 

 2. Assistant Registrar of Co-operative
    Societies (Dairy), Yavatmal, 
    R/o. Yavatmal, Tq. & Distt. 
    Yavatmal. 
                                                                   .... RESPONDENTS
                                                                                 .

  ___________________________________________________________________
 Ms Prajakta Choudhari,Adv. h/f. Shri Abhay Sambre,Advocate for Petitioners.
 Ms Kalyani Deshpande, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 & 2.  
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                              CORAM : Z.A.HAQ, J.

DATED : NOVEMBER 17, 2017.

ORAL JUDGMENT :

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2. Heard learned advocate for the petitioners and the learned A.G.P. for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

3. RULE. Rule made returnable forthwith.

4. By these petitions, the petitioners have made grievance that the interim order of liquidation passed by the Respondent No.2-Assistant Registrar on 20th November, 2014 was not served on the petitioner and therefore, the impugned order is bad in law having been passed in violation of the mandate of Sections 102 and 103 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The petitioner further contends that final order of liquidation issued by the respondent No.2-Assistant Registrar is cyclostyled and it does not show application of judicious mind.

5. In response to the notice issued by this Court, the respondent No.1 has filed affidavit in reply. Though it is stated in paragraph 5 that the copy of the interim order dated 20th November, 2014 was dispatched and the same is received by the petitioner society, nothing is placed on the record to substantiate this contention. Moreover, the burden to show that copy of the interim order of liquidation passed on 20 th November, 2014 was served on the co-operative society is on the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies and for reasons best known to the respondent No.2-Assistant Registrar he has chosen not to file reply and counter the claim of the petitioner-society about non-service of the interim order.

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6. By an order passed on 21st July, 2015, this Court has stayed the effect, operation and implementation of the impugned orders. The interim order continues till today.

In the above facts, in my view, the following order would subserve the ends of justice:

i) The impugned orders are set aside.

ii) The matter is remitted to the respondent No.2-Assistant Registrar to take up the proceedings and pass appropriate orders after serving copy of the interim order of liquidation dated 20 th November, 2014 on the petitioner-society;

iii) The petitioners shall appear before the respondent No.2-Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies (Dairy), Yavatmal on 12 th January, 2018 and abide by further orders/instructions in the matter.

Rule made absolute in the above terms. In the circumstances, the parties to bear their own costs.

JUDGE RRaut..

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