IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2009 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6859 of 2009(B) ------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ P.KUMARAN, AGED 57, S/O.PILATHOTTATHIL PUTHIYAN, KODALIPPARAMBIL VEEDU, PALARIVATTOM -P.O., PIPE LINE ROAD, COCHIN -25, GENERAL SECRETARY OF FEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES EMPLOYEES (KERALA) AND WORKING AS DEPUTY FINANCIAL ADVISOR, COCHINPORT TRUST, COCHIN-9. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.SARATHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENERAL), ERNAKULAM. 2. P.V. BABU, DYAM (MECH) HOC LTD., AMBALAMUGAL 682 302 (SECRETARY, FEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEDULED DASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES EMPLOYEES (KERALA) 3. K.VIDYADHARAN (B NO. 9006) UDYOGAMANDAL STORES, CORPORATE MATERIALS, HEAD OFFICE, FACT UDYOGAMANDAN 683 501, (PRESIDENT, FEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES EMPLOYEES (KERALA) 4. O.B. BABU, MILITARY ENGINEERING SERVICES NAVAL BASE, KOCHI 682 004,(TREASURER FEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES EMPLOYEES (KERALA). GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 6859 OF 2009 (B) ==================== Dated this the 5th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6. There is a further prayer requiring the 1st respondent to dissolve the present Central Committee of the Federation of Central Government Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Employees (Kerala), which is stated to be a society registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955. 2. The prayer in Ext.P1 is to compell the 1st respondent to dissolve the Central Committee of the Federation. Counsel for the petitioner could not show me any provision in the Act authorising the 1st respondent to issue an order as sought for by the petitioner. Counsel made reference to Section 30 of the Act, which provides that the Registrar shall maintain a register of the societies. It is stated that if a society is not functioning, the Registrar is bound to strike off the name of the society from the register as defunct. 3. In my view, this Section has no applicability in the WPC 6859/09 :2 : context of the case. Petitioner has also no case that the society is defunct, on the other hand, what the petitioner seeks is a dissolution of the Central Committee of the Society, for which, Section 30 cannot be made applicable. In the absence of any power conferred on the Registrar, I am not prepared to issue the direction as sought for in the writ petition. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp