Civil Writ Petition No.8972 of 2011 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8972 of 2011 Date of decision: 20.5.2011 Gurmej Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus The Deputy Registrar and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr.O.P.Gabba , Advocate for the petitioner ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ACJ. This petition has been filed by way of Public Interest Litigation after writ petition individually filed was dismissed as withdrawn to approach competent authority. We are not satisfied that the petition is genuinely for any public interest. Grievance in the writ petition is against order dated 15.2.2011 passed by the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies under the provisions of Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 read with Rule 15 of Punjab Co-operative Agricultural Service Society Rules,1997. The private respondent was employed as Secretary in a cooperative society and on account of ill health, he gave resignation. Thereafter, on account of family circumstances, he applied for withdrawal of resignation. Since resignation was not allowed to be withdrawn by the cooperative society, a departmental appeal was filed which was accepted. Grievance of the petitioners is that resignation was duly accepted and against that appeal was also dismissed and thus second Civil Writ Petition No.8972 of 2011 -2- **** appeal was not maintainable. The cooperative society concerned has not challenged the decision of the appellate authority. The petitioners were merely members of the cooperative society. Even without going into merits, we are of the view that writ petition is not maintainable and is dismissed as such. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Acting Chief Justice May 20, 2011 (Ajay Kumar Mittal) Pka Judge