IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P.(T) No. 3618 of 2008. Decided on: 09.08.2010. _____________________________________________________ A.N. Gupta. …Petitioner. -Versus- Registrar, Cooperative Societies Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate. For respondent No. 1. : Mr. P.M. Negi, Dy. A.G. with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant A.G. For respondents No. 2 and 3. : Mr. M.R. Verma, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge: Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner when he was an employee of the Animal Husbandry Department. The disciplinary authority has imposed the penalty upon the petitioner. He preferred an appeal against the same to the Board of Directors. However, the Managing Director has also participated in the deliberations while considering the appeal. A Division Bench of this Court in C.W.P. No. 331 of 2000 vide order dated 30.03.2010 has permitted the petitioner to make a representation for the redressal of his grievance to the Board of Directors with an observation that the 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. No. Managing Director of the H.P. State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation will not participate in the deliberation when the representation will be considered by the Board of Directors. The relief prayed for in this petition is also dependant on the out-come of the said representation. In these circumstances, the present petition is also directed to be treated as representation to the Board of Directors of the respondent-Federation to decide the same alongwith the above noted representation. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the petition stands disposed of. No costs. Copy dasti, on usual terms. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge August 09, 2010. (bhupender)