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2000 DIGILAW 1368 (PNJ)

Ram Singh, Assistant Pharmacist (Super Bazar) v. Union Territory, Chandigarh

2000-11-13

MEHTAB S.GILL, S.S.SUDHALKAR

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Judgment S. S. Sudhalkar, J. 1. By this writ petition, the petitioner is challenging orders dated 10.10.2000 (Annexure/15) which is an order of the Registrar, co-operative. Societies for winding up (liquidation) of the affairs of the society named as Super Bazar, SCF No.5. Sector 22-D, Chandigarh (also Known as central Co- operative. Consumer Stores Limited. Chandigarh ). Public Notice dated 2.11.2000 (annexure P-19) and also an order which is stated to be of 26.11.2000 (counsel for the petitioner states it should be 26.1.2000 ). According to Sec.68 (1) of the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the "act"), the order Annexure P/15 is appealable. The relevant provision of Sec.68 reads as under : "68. Appeals. (1) An appeal shall lie under this section against (i) an order made by the Registrar under Sec.57 directing in the winding up of a co-operative society. " 2. Section 58 of the Act is regarding appointment of a liquidator and in section 58 (3) of the Act it is provided that where in appeal is preferred under section 68 an order of winding up of a co-operative society made under section 57 shall not operate till the order is confirmed in appeal, though the liquidator shall continue to have custody of control of the property, effects and actionable climes mentioned in subsection (2) and have authority to take the steps referred to in that sub-section. 3. The petitioner could have very well challenged the order in appeal instead of challenging it in this petition. Many facts will have to be considered including questions of facts for which evidence will have to be considered. The appeal, therefore, was the best forum for the petitioner to choose. This writ petition, therefore, deserves to be dismissed. 4. We would like to mention that a similar petition with paragraphs mostly verbatim being civil writ petition No.15094 of 2000 was filed by kamaljit Singh, Account Assistant and Kham Singh, Salesmen of Super Bazar, sector 22, Chandigarh. In the said petition, when the question regarding provision of appeal was asked learned counsel for the petitioner withdrew the petition for availing remedy for filing appeal against the impugned orders. Hence the said petition was dismissed as withdrawn. This petition is filed by ram Singh who is Assistant Pharmacist in the Super Bazar. Counsel for both the petitioner is the same. Hence the said petition was dismissed as withdrawn. This petition is filed by ram Singh who is Assistant Pharmacist in the Super Bazar. Counsel for both the petitioner is the same. This petition is filed just after two days of the withdrawal of the earlier petition with paragraphs mostly the same being the copies of the earlier petition and through the same counsel and a thing to be further mentioned is that below the index page in the column "any other relevant case", the mention is "nil". We certainly disapprove this practice. We are sorry to record these comments. 5. In view of the above, this petition is dismissed. Petition dismissed.