Allahabad Court April 1959 Judgments

Sita Ram Vs. Shahganj Consumers Co-operative Stores Ltd., Allahabad an ...

Court: Allahabad

Reported in: AIR1960All289

ORDERS.S. Dhavan, J. 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution praying for the quashing of an order made by Mr. H. R. Sahai, Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Allahabad, functioning as sole arbitrator between the petitioner Sita Ram and Shahganj Consumers Co-operative Stores Ltd. Allahabad, respondent No. 1 by which he allowed the claim of the aforesaid Co-operative Society against the petitioner for a sum of Rs. 5207/11/3 with interest at six per cent, from 6-5-1952. 2. The petitioner's case as alleged in the affidavit supporting the petition is this. He was employed as a shop Manager of a shop by the Shahganj Consumers Co-operative Stores Limited Allahabad. According to him he was merely a servant of the Society and not an officer. It appears that the Society accused the petitioner of having embezzled a large sum of money. The matter was referred to the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Allahabad, respondent No. 2 under Rule 115 of the U. P. Co-ope...