Registrar of Co-operative Societies v. T.K. Kunhiraman

Supreme Court of India · 09 May 2013
Kurian Joseph; Rohinton Fali Nariman
Civil Appeal No.3269 of 2016
civil appeal_dismissed Procedural

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The Supreme Court upheld the interim status quo in a Cooperative Society membership dispute and directed the High Court to expeditiously dispose of the related writ petition without being influenced by prior observations.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO.3269 OF 2016
(Arising out of SLP (C) No. 17614/2013
REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ANR. APPELLANTS
VERSUS
T.K. KUNHIRAMAN & ORS. RESPONDENTS
WITH
CIVIL APPEAL NO.3270 OF 2016
(Arising out of SLP (C) No. 17632/2013
WITH
CIVIL APPEAL NO.3271 OF 2016
(Arising out of SLP (C) No. 17807/2013
JUDGMENT

1 Leave granted.

2. All these appeals have arisen from the judgment dated 25.03.2013 of the High Court in Writ Appeal Nos. 1807 of 2012 and 1856 of 2012. Those appeals arise out of an interim order dated 5th October, 2012 in I.A. No. 13197/2012 in W.P. (C) NO. 16564/2012.

3. In the nature of the order we propose to pass in these cases, it is not necessary to go into the factual aspects of the cases. Suffice only to mention that the core issue pertains to the enrollment/expulsion of members in a Coopeative Society. Page 2 - 2 -

4. It is seen that on 09.05.2013, this Court passed an interim order to maintain status quo as it existed on that date. Since the writ petition itself is to be finally decided by the High Court, we dispose of these appeals with a direction to the High Court to dispose of the writ petition ( C) No.16564 of 2012 expeditiously and preferably within six months from today.

5. The interim order dated 09.05.2013 will continue till the disposal of the writ petition.

6. Needless to say that the writ petitin will be heard and decided uninfluenced by any of the observations made either in the impugned judgment or in the order passed by the learned Single Judge .................. J. [KURIAN JOSEPH] .................... J. [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN] NEW DELHI;