IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 1551 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 30.01.2009 Dr. Rakesh Aggarwal and others ...Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sood, Advocate, for the petitioners. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioners are M.B.B.S qualified doctors, who claim themselves to be the members of All India Indian Medicine Graduate Association (Regd.), Haryana. Their grievance is that even though statutory term of the Working Committee of the Association has expired, its office bearers are not holding fresh elections. The Society is registered with the Registrar of Societies, Haryana-respondent No.3. The petitioners have reportedly made a complaint to the aforesaid authority also on 10.07.2008 (Annexure P-9). No action, however, has been taken so far. It is urged on behalf of the petitioners that under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, as recently amended in the State of Haryana, respondent No.3 -The Registrar of Societies enjoys upon ample powers to compel the outgoing office bearers of the Society to hold fresh elections, in accordance with the by- laws, failing which penal action can also be taken. C.W.P NO. 1551 OF 2009 -2- Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners, and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioners claim, more so, when their opponent group, namely, the private respondents have not been issued notice or heard and thus, no order prejudential to their interest can be passed, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to take cognizance of the petitioners complaint dated 10.07.2008 (Annexre P-9) and take further action in the matter, as may be required under the law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. JANUARY 30,2009 (SURYA KANT) Shalini JUDGE