1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 12/10/2011 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN Writ Petition (MD) No.11671 of 2011 A.K.Ramamoorthy ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome, Chennai-28. 2.The District Registrar (Societies) Madurai South, Palace Road, Madurai-1. 3.Sourashtra College Council, Rep. Through it's Secretary, Pasumalai, Madurai-4. 4.S.V.S.Sivanath S/o.S.V.Subburamaiyar Secretary, Sourashtra College Council, Pasumalai, Madurai-4. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the first and second respondents herein to take necessary steps to conduct fair election for the third respondent Society after scrutinising the Form VI of the third respondent Society immediately with the assistance of an independent agency or an Advocate Commissioner appointed by this Court, in accordance with the Bye-law. For petitioner ... Mr.M.Vallinayagam For Respondents ... Mr.B.Pugalendhi For R1 & R2 Spl. Government Pleader O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition seeking a mandamus to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to take necessary steps to conduct fair election to the third respondent Society after scrutinising Form VI. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2. Heard Mr.V.MeenakshiSundaram, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.B.Pugalendhi, learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents 1 and 2. 3. Admittedly, the third respondent is a Society registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975. Therefore, a writ petition with the above prayer cannot be entertained as against the said Society. 4. In any case, in respect of the filing of Form VI and VII, a Division Bench of this Court has already held in R.Muralidharan and others vs. District Registrar, South Madras and Another reported in (2008) 1 MLJ 1308 (to which I was a party) holding that a writ petition cannot be entertained. Though, a subsequent Bench of P.K.MISRA, J. and K.KANNAN, J., took a different view in C.M.S.Evangelical Suvi David Memorial Higher Secondary School vs. District Registrar reported in 2008 (4) LW 1080, the said issue was set at rest by a subsequent decision in C.Dharmalingam vs. The District Registrar reported in 2010 (3) CTC 390, after considering both the views. Therefore, the only remedy open to the petitioner is to approach the Civil Court for appropriate remedies. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently connected Miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Records) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome, Chennai-28. 2.The District Registrar (Societies) Madurai South, Palace Road, Madurai-1. +1 CC to Special Government Pleader (SR.No.35478) W.P.(MD) No.11671 of 2011 and M.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2011 12.10.2011 RR NSV/11.11.11/2P/4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/