RADHEY RAMAN GUPTA Vs. MAHESH CHANDRA & ORS.

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Appeal (Civil), 754-755 of 2016, Judgment Date: Feb 02, 2016

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                       CIVIL APPEAL NO. 754-55 OF 2016
            [@SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 27553-27554 OF 2010]


RADHEY RAMAN GUPTA                                             Appellant (s)

                                VERSUS

MAHESH CHANDRA & ORS.                                          Respondent(s)

                                    WITH

                        CIVIL APPEAL NO. 757 OF 2016
               [@SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 39508 OF 2013]

                               J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.
1.    Leave granted.
2.    The issue  raised  in  these  appeals  pertains  to  election  to  the
Managing Committee of J. S. Hindu  Inter  College,  Amroha,  Uttar  Pradesh.
Now that the disputed term has already expired, it is not necessary  for  us
to go into the facts.
3.    The learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that  despite  the
expiry of the term, no fresh elections have been held so far.
4.    The learned counsel for  the  State  has  submitted  that  it  is  the
Director of Education who has to oversee the election.
5.    In case no elections have been held  to  the  Managing  Committee,  we
direct,  in  the  peculiar  background  of  these  cases,  the  Director  of
Education, Government of U.P. to personally oversee  the  elections  to  the
Managing Committee of J. S. Hindu Inter College, Amroha, U.P. at all  stages
including the preparation of electoral rolls and  conclude  the  proceedings
expeditiously and at any rate, within a period of six months.  The  impugned
Judgment shall stand modified to the above extent.
6.    With the above directions, the civil appeals are disposed of  with  no
order as to costs.

                                                   .......................J.
                                                           [ KURIAN JOSEPH ]


                                                   .......................J.
                                                   [ ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN ]

      New Delhi;
      February 02, 2016.