IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8127 of 2010 Date of decision: 25th August, 2010 Indu Lata Aggarwal and others … Petitioners Versus Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Patiala Division and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. M.S. Kang, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Ambika Luthra, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. R.K. Shama, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4. Mr. Balwinder Singh Sehra, Advocate for respondents No.5 to 15. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present writ petition, order (Annexure P-3) dated 20th April, 2010 passed by respondent No.1 has been assailed on the ground that once the election programme was published, the revisional authority could not stay the election. It will be apposite here to reproduce the impugned order (Annexure P-3), which reads as under: “Sh.Ravinder Kumar Sharma Advocate filed this petition in this office on which Joint Registrar Patiala Division, Patiala passed order as under ‘Heard. Notice to the parties for 10.5.10. In the meantime the election of the society to be held on 24.4.10 & 25.4.10 stayed on the grounds that 15 days clear notice has not been given to the members.’ By this letter you are written to ensure compliance of these orders. Sd/- PA to Civil Writ Petition No.8127 of 2010 JRCS Patiala Div. Patiala” Ms. Ambika Luthra, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab has filed written statement on behalf of respondent No.1 and has stated that the election was stayed because according to the rules, a 15 days clear notice was required to be issued to the members. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Advocate appearing for respondents No.3 and 4, has submitted that even now if a 15 days’ clear notice is given to the members, they would have no objection in holding the election. After hearing counsel for the parties, this Court is of the opinion that the Administrator-cum-Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ludhiana shall draw a fresh election programme within a period of seven days from today and the same shall be approved by the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies within three days thereafter. As per the election programme, a clear notice of 15 days shall be issued for convening a meeting of the General House and election of the Society shall be held and concluded at the earliest, preferably within a period of one month from today. With the observations made above, present revision petition is disposed of. A copy of this order, attested by the Special Secretary of this Court, be supplied to counsel for the State for onward transmission and compliance. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE August 25, 2010 rps 2