CWP No. 19135 of 1991 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA CHANDIGARH CWP No. 19135 of 1991 Date of decision 25.1.2010 Kewal Singh & others ........ petitioners vs. The Doaba Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd. and others ........ respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: - Mr. D.V.Sharma, Sr. Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. A.K.Pathania, Advocate for respondent Nos. 19 and 20. ........ AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J (ORAL) The petitioners have approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari against the respondent-Doaba Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd., Nawanshahar, for quashing the appointment of respondents No. 2 to 20 made by respondent No. 1. Further, a writ of mandamus has been sought directing the respondents to make the petitioners permanent against the posts they are working being senior to respondent Nos. 2 to 20. Learned Counsel for the respondents while relying upon a decision of the Apex Court in General Manager, Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd., Sultanpur, PU V. Satrughan Nishad & others, (2003) 8 CWP No. 19135 of 1991 -2- Supreme Court Cases 639 and a Division Bench judgment of this Court in, CWP No. 10806 of 2006 titled as Prem Singh and others V. State of Punjab and others decided on 20.7.2006, submitted that the present petition is not maintainable against the private respondent no. 1-Doaba Cooperative Suger Mills Ltd. Learned counsel for the petitioners did not controvert the aforesaid submission of learned counsel for the respondents and fairly admitted that the present petition is not maintainable. In view of the above, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as not maintainable. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE 25.1.2010 preeti