Civil Writ Petition No. 16096 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 16096 of 2010 Date of Decision: 9.9.2010 Surinder Kumar and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Dharam Vir Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed assailing order dated 23.8.2010 (Annexure P20) passed by respondent No.3-Additional Registrar (Admn.), Co-operative Societies, Punjab at Chandigarh, whereby he declined the prayer of the petitioners to extend the term of Board of Directors of the Fazilka Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Fazilka (hereinafter referred to as “the Mills”) by granting 362 days, the period for which they could not function due to the appointment of respondent No.4-Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Ferozepur Division, Ferozepur, as the Liquidator. Mr. Dharam Vir Sharma, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Harit Sharma, Advocate, appearing for the petitioners, has canvassed that without any fault on the part of the Board of Directors, they were Civil Writ Petition No. 16096 of 2010 2 illegally kept out of the office for the period the Liquidator remained appointed. Subsequently, vide order dated 15.6.2006 (Annexure P2), the order of appointment of Liquidator was withdrawn by respondent No.2. Therefore, out of five years term, for a period of 362 days, the Board of Directors could not function. Thus, they should be compensated by granting 362 days beyond the expiry of their term of five years. In his order (Annexure P20), respondent No.3-Additional Registrar (Admn.), Co-operative Societies, Punjab at Chandigarh, has rightly held that there is no provision in the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961, to accept the prayer made by the petitioners. This Court finds no infirmity in the order (Annexure P20), passed by respondent No.3. Hence, no interference is warranted in the present writ petition and the same is hereby dismissed, in limine. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge September 9, 2010 “DK”