HC quashes Registrar Co-operative's order
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 15 2012:
Gauhati High Court has suspended the order dated 7-9-2012 issued by Registrar Co-operative Societies, Government of Manipur and the notice dated 10-9-2012 of holding the general body meeting of Imphal East District Sericulture Co-operative Federation Limited by the Manager for election of New Board of Directors of the Federation on September 17 .
The general body meeting was scheduled to be held on September 17 at the office of the Sericulture Federation Ltd, Directorate of Sericulture complex, Sangaipat.
The order of the Gauhati High Court issued by Judge BK Sharma on September 14 following a writ petition filed by one Phijam Raghumani Singh, who is the Chairman of Sagolchabi Primary Sericulture Co-op Society Ltd, challenging the validity of the order passed by the Registrar Co-op Societies, Manipur on 7-9-2012 in connection with a dispute between Sagolchabi Primary Sericulture Co-op Society Ltd and Imphal East District Co-op Federation.
The respondents in the case include State of Manipur represented by the Commissioner (Co-operative), Government of Manipur; Registrar (Co-operative Societies) District Co-operative Officer, Imphal East ; Manager, Imphal East District Sericulture Co-op Federation Ltd; Assistant Registrar (Imphal East-I) Co-operative Societies, Sawombung; Imphal East District Sericulture Co-op Federation Ltd represented by the incumbent Manager and Returning Officer of the Election of Imphal East District Sericulture Co-op, Federation Ltd/ Assistant Registrar Co-op Societies (Imphal East-II), Porompat.
Interestingly, when the legal counsel went to serve a legal notice along with the copy of the court order, no official of District Co-operative Office and Assistant Registrar Co-op were reportedly available at their respective office premises at around 3.40 pm today.
Similarly, there was none to accept the legal notice at the office of Commissioner (Co-op) at Secretariat (North Block) at 4 pm while the Additional Registrar at the office of Registrar Coop Societies at Lamphel refused to accept the legal notice on the ground that the case did not concern his section and the same should be served at the residence of the Registrar.