REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES &ANR Vs. T.K. KUNHIRAMAN & ORS.

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

Appeal (Civil), 3269 of 2016, Judgment Date: Mar 31, 2016

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                        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



                               J U D G M E N T


      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.

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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;
  MARCH 31,2016