IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 11924 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.03.2010 Dr. Rishi Raj ....Petitioner V/s Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies (exercising the powers of Registrar), U.T. Chandigarh & others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Amit Jhanji, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Dhindsa, Advocate for Ms. Lisa Gill, Advocate for respondent No. 1. Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Mr. Jhanji submits that he confines his prayer for issuance of a direction to respondent No. 1 to dispose of the reference petition (Case No. 6 of 2009) under Sections 55/56 of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 expeditiously. Learned counsel appearing for respondents No. 1 & 2 submit that they have no objection in case a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of the reference petition. In view of the above, it is directed that respondent No. 1 shall endeavor to decide the reference petition (Case No. 6 of 2009) pending before him expeditiously preferably, within a period of four months. March 05, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE