Devendra Singh Vs. the State of Madhya Pradesh

Devendra Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Type Court Judgment Court Madhya Pradesh Decided Jan 18, 2013

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1048810
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Decided On: Jan 18, 2013
Subject: Education

Case Summary

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Education

Key legal issue: Education

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Devendra Singh

Respondent

The State of Madhya Pradesh

Excerpt

writ petition no.674/2013 18.1.2013 shri kishore roy, advocate, for the petitioners.shri s.m.lal, government advocate, for the state. heard on admission. by this petition, the petitioners have challenged the election process of tyondhari co-operative society, district satna. section 64 of the madhya pradesh co-operative societies act, 1960 (in short “the act”.) entitles any party to raise a dispute in connection with the election of any officer of the society or representative of the society or of composite society. this is also apparent from clause v of sub-section (2) of section 64 of the act. the petitioners have challenged the election process on various grounds which they can also raise while referring a dispute under section 64 of the act. according to the petitioners.their nomination forms have wrongly been rejected by the returning officer. even this ground can be raised by the petitioners in the election petition. in harneek singh versus charanjit singh (2005) 8 scc 38.the supreme court has held that if a remedy of election petition is available, writ petition under article 226 is not maintainable. i am, therefore, not inclined to admit this petition. the petition is accordingly dismissed summarily. judge ps

Full Judgment

Writ Petition No.674/2013 18.1.2013 Shri Kishore Roy, Advocate, for the petitioneRs.Shri S.M.Lal, Government Advocate, for the State.

Heard on admission.

By this petition, the petitioners have challenged the election process of Tyondhari Co-operative Society, District Satna.

Section 64 of the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (in short “the Act”.) entitles any party to raise a dispute in connection with the election of any officer of the Society or representative of the Society or of Composite Society.

This is also apparent from Clause V of sub-section (2) of section 64 of the Act.

The petitioners have challenged the election process on various grounds which they can also raise while referring a dispute under section 64 of the Act.

According to the petitioneRs.their nomination forms have wrongly been rejected by the Returning Officer.

Even this ground can be raised by the petitioners in the election petition.

In Harneek Singh versus Charanjit Singh (2005) 8 SCC 38.the Supreme Court has held that if a remedy of election petition is available, writ petition under Article 226 is not maintainable.

I am, therefore, not inclined to admit this petition.

The petition is accordingly dismissed summarily.

JUDGE ps

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