IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO.531 (MS) OF 2006 Dinesh Chandra Joshi, S/o Sri B.D. Joshi, Badrikashram, Damuadhunga Panchakki, P.O. Kath Godam, District-Nainital. ……….Petitioner. Versus 1. Registrar Firm Societies and Chits, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2. Deputy Registrar Firm Societies & Chits, Kumaun Division, Haldwani, Nainital. ………..Respondents. Dated: 09.05.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri V.B.S. Negi, Advocate for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to hold the inquiry for the illegal activities committed by the Secretary. Further prayer has been made for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the dispute/representation-dated 9.6.2005 (Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition). Briefly stated, there is a society namely Holy Angle’s Education and Charitable Society having registered office in Sanguri Garden, Ail Road, Haldwani with the objective to provide education and to establish educational institutions and to took after the basic need of poor students providing assistance to them through scholarship, stipends etc. The society was registered o 15.09.1998 and the same was valid up to 2003 and thereafter, the said renewal was not granted. The petitioner has submitted that after the said period, signatures were obtained for renewal and hence a representation was filed by the petitioner on 9th June, 2005 before the respondent no. 2 but the inquiry has not been finalized. In view of the above, respondent no. 2 is directed to dispose of the representation filed by the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of production of the certified copy of the order. Writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 09.05.2006 Rathour