IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 1709 of 1988 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE D.C.SRIVASTAVA sd/- ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? No 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? No : 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy No : of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question No : of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? No : -------------------------------------------------------------- NAVINCHANDRA N TRIVEDI Versus GUJ STATE COOP MARKETING FEDERATION LTD -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR MB GANDHI for Petitioner MR SIRAJ GORI for MR.PM RAVAL for Respondent No. 1 NOTICE SERVED for Respondent No. 2, 3, 4 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE D.C.SRIVASTAVA Date of decision: 17/12/1999 ORAL JUDGEMENT 1. Shri M.B.Gandhi for the petitioner and Shri Siraj Gori, appearing for Shri P.M.Raval, for the respondent No.1 have been heard. 2. No doubt this petition was admitted on 6.4.1988 and interim relief was also granted. Yet, at this stage it can be seen whether the writ petition is maintainable against the respondent. The respondent No.1 is the Gujarat State Co.Operative Marketing Federation Ltd., registered co.operative marketing society, whereas the respondents No.2 & 3 are the Chief Executive and Chairman of the aforesaid co.operative marketing society. Neither the respondent No.1 nor the respondents No.2 & 3 can be said to be State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. As such, the writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the petitioner is not maintainable. Further, after going through the petition it appears that nothing survives by passage of time. As such for these two reasons the petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. sd/- Date : December 17, 1999 ( D. C. Srivastava, J. ) *sas*