Civil Writ Petition No. 5874 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 5874 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.11.2010 Gurnam Singh …Petitioner Versus Additional Registrar (General), Co-operative Societies, Punjab, Chandigarh and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. S.S. Salar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. None for respondent No.2. Ms. Maninderpreet Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.3. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Written statement, filed on behalf of respondent No.3 today in the Court, is taken on record. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has raised an objection that the petitioner, without availing the right of revision, has approached this Court. It is contended that the petitioner has not availed the alternative remedy. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that even though the remedy of revision is available to the petitioner, he has approached Civil Writ Petition No. 5874 of 2010 2 this Court only seeking the interpretation of Section 21 of the Punjab Co- operative Societies Act, 1963, therefore, the issue being legal the remedy of revision can be bypassed. On the observation made by this Court as to why the Revisional Authority cannot pronounce on the controversy involved, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner be permitted to approach the Revisional Authority within a period of one month, from today. He further submits that since, under the wrong notion of law, the petitioner has approached the wrong Forum, therefore, the limitation should not stand in his way. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has no objection in case delay in fling the revision petition is condoned. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to approach the Revisional Authority, if so advised. In case the revision petition is filed within a period of one month, from today, no objection shall be raised regarding limitation. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge November 30, 2010 “DK”