IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18433 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 23.10.2008 J.P. Arora .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. A.P. Manchanda, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who is one of the FDR holders of the Navyug Co-operative Non Agricultural Thrift Credit Society Limited, Ambala City, respondent No.4 herein (hereinafter referred to as `the respondent Society'), has filed this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the Liquidator of the respondent Society to finally decide the claim of the petitioner against the respondent Society, expeditiously. It is case of the petitioner that the respondent Society has gone into liquidation and the Inspector, Cooperative Societies, Ambala-I, has been appointed as Liquidator by the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ambala, and by a public notice, the Liquidator invited claims CWP No. 18433 of 2008 -2- from various FDR holders of the respondent Society. Accordingly, the present petitioner also filed his claim with regard to deposit made by him with the respondent Society. But in spite of the various reminders, his claim has not been decided by the Liquidator. After hearing counsel for the petitioner and going through the contents of the petition, without issuing notice of motion, as it will un- necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Liquidator of the respondent Society to consider and decide the claim, filed by the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months. However, in case, the claim is not decided within the aforesaid period, it will be open to the Liquidator to get the extension from this Court, after giving reasons. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 23, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE