IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14136 of 2010 Date of decision: 23rd August, 2010 Amrit Pal Singh and another … Petitioners Versus Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ludhiana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Ms. Jagdeep Bains, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Ambika Luthra, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. Mr. Parshotam Lal Singla, Advocate for respondent No.5. Mr. Ashwani Prashar, Advocate for respondents No.6 and 7. None for respondent No.8. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Written statement has been filed on behalf of respondents No.6 and 7 in Court today. The same is taken on record. Present writ petition has been filed with a prayer that the election of respondent No.5-Jagraon Cooperative Marketing-cum- Processing Society Ltd., Jagraon be held on the basis of voters lists (Annexures P-4 and P-5) approved by the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies on 11th June, 2010, and that the subsequent revised voters lists (Annexure P-7 and P-8), whereby names of a number of voters were deleted, be not acted upon. This Court on August 11, 2010, had passed the following order: Civil Writ Petition No.14136 of 2010 “Mr.Pritam Singh Baath, Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Jagraon is present in Court. He states that on 11th June, 2010 the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies has approved the list of voters pertaining to Ward No.2, which contained 141 members, who were eligible to vote. He further states that qua Ward No.3 also, the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies has approved a list, containing the names of 135 members, who were eligible to vote. Mr. Baath further states that subsequently, without approval of the Deputy Registrar, the Manager of the Society had issued an undated list on the eve of election, in which qua Ward No.2 out of 141 members, 50 members have been declared defaulters and qua Ward No.3, 70 out of 135 members have been declared defaulters. In view of the statement made by Mr.Baath, election of Ward No. 2 and 3 is hereby stayed. The Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, who is present in Court, shall immediately communicate the order of stay of the election to the returning officers. Mr. Baath is further directed to serve a notice of this petition upon all the respondents for the next date of hearing. List for filing of written statements on 23rd August, 2010.” Today, Mr. Parshotam Lal Singla, Advocate has caused appearance for respondent No.5 and Mr.Ashwani Prashar, Advocate for respondents No.6 and 7. Mr. Pritam Singh Baath, Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Jagraon is also present in Court. Counsel for the parties are in agreement that in case preparation of the electoral rolls is entrusted to Mr.Baath, it will serve the ends of justice. Accordingly, Mr. Pritam Singh Baath, Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Jagraon is directed to prepare and publish a fresh electoral roll pertaining to Wards No.2 and 3 in accordance with the 2 Civil Writ Petition No.14136 of 2010 provisions of law, after hearing all the concerned. The electoral roll shall be published within a period of one month from today and thereafter, the election schedule shall be issued by the respondent-Society, which shall be approved by the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ludhiana. After the publication of list by the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, an endeavour shall be made by all concerned to hold the election within one month thereafter. The Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ludhiana shall ensure that the election is held in a free and fair manner. The election of President of the Society shall take place after the result of Wards No.2 and 3 is announced. With the observations made above, present writ petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE August 23, 2010 rps 3