CWP No.10613 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.10613 of 2010 Date of Decision: 28.06.2010 **** Takshila Education Society . . . . Petitioner VS. District Registrar, Firms & Society and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. A.S. Sullar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Ravi Dutt Sharma, DAG Haryana ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion. Mr. Ravi Dutt Sharma, DAG Haryana, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the official respondent. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. (2). The petitioner- an Education Society impugns the order dated 20th April, 2010 (Annexure P1) passed by the District Registrar, Firms and Societies Sonepat whereby, the resolution dated CWP No.10613 of 2010.doc - 2 – 30.05.2010 (Annexure P3) passed by it, has been cancelled. (3). Learned counsel for the petitioner-Society submits that though the order is appealable under the Act but the authority which has passed the impugned order itself has been described as the Appellate Authority. (4). Since the authority who has passed the impugned order, cannot act as the Appellate Authority against its own order is utter disregard to the principles of fair and just play, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction that the appeal preferred by the petitioner-Society against the order passed by the District Registrar, Firms and Societies shall be heard and decided by an Officer/Authority higher in rank and status than that of the District Registrar, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 28.06.2010 vishal shonkar CWP No.10613 of 2010.doc - 3 –