HIQH COJRT OF CHHATTtSGARH AT BLASRJR W.P.(CyNo.1947of2(M)7 Pefitioners 1. Devi Singh Bharadwaj, aged 65 years, S/o Late Ganpat Singh Bharadwaj, Resident af tspat Nagar, Risali, BhHai, Vice- President, IMaitri Educational Society, Anjora, Durg (Chhsrtfegarh). 2. Dinesh Kumar Mishra, aged 43 years, S/o Shri B. B. Mishra, MfG-1- 865, Hudco Bhilai, Distt. Durg (Chhatisgarh). 3, Yuvraj Singh, aged 36 years, S/o R. V. S. Chauhan, R/o MIG-11/429, Bhilai District Durg (Chhatisgarti) 4. Dr. Vipn Arora, aged 38 years, S/o Shri R. L. Arora, Qr. No. 1/A. Street-19, Sector-10, Bhilai, Distt. Durg (Chhattisgarh). 5. Ravi Watene, aged 37 yeare, S/o S. B. Watane, tspat Nagar, Bhitai, Durg (Chhattisgarh). S. S. Sajan, agsd 33 yeaTS,S/o K. Sudhakaran, Ispat Nagar, Bhilai, Durg (Chhatfisgarh). 7. S. B. Rao, aged 36 yaare, S/o Shri S. P. Rao, Qr. No.-22/A, Sfreet No.2, Sector-I.Bhftei, Distt. Diug (ChhaU^arh). 8. Dr. Rakesh Mitta!, aged 45 years, S/o Late L. R. Agrawal, Mittai Hospitaf, Junl fine, Bilaspur (ChhatU^iarii) Versus Respondents 1. Stete of ChhaBisgarti, Through Special Secretary, Depaitonent of Commerce & Industriss, Mantralaya, Dau Kalyan Singh Bhawan, Raipur (Chhatti^arh). 2. Regis&ar, Firms & SocieUes, Raipur Diviskm, 0-5, Anupam Nagar, Raipur (CWiattisgarti). 3.. AssisSant R^fistrar, Firms & Societies, Raipur Diviaon, 0-6, Anupam Nagar, Raipur (ChhaiSsgarh). 4. Anjay Surana, 5/o Shrt Phod Chand Surana, R/o Jawahar Chowk, Durg, Kstt. Durg (ChhaUisgarh) -iaa SB: Hon'ble Mr. Justice SaSsh K. Agnihotri, J Shri Manindra Shrivastava, Senior Advocate with Shri Yadiwant Singh Thakur, Advocate for the petitionere. Shrt Uttersh Verma, D^uty Govemment MwocaS.e for ftie respondents. ORDER (Passed on this2n(l day of April, 2007) 1. Learned Sentor counsel appearing for the p^itioners submUs that the petifeners have preferred an appeal under SecUon - 40 of the Chhattisgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam 1973 (amended 1^8), before the Govemment crf Chhatfisgaiti, Minishy of C&mmerGe & Industries, through the Special Secretary on 271^ Februaty, 2007, against the order dated 20tlt Feiwuary, 2007 passed by the Registrar, Firms & Societies, Raipur in Ap(»al Case No. 3147/^)07 (Maitri Educationat Sodety and another Vs. Regisbar Finns and Sociefies, Raipur and others). 2. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitionere further submits that in spite of the fact that the statutory appeal is pendtng before the Government, the Govemment has decided to hotd etectfons of the society and ft has been learnt that the Retuming Officer has been appointed for the purpose, in the firet week of March, 2007. 3. The main dispute seems to bs the control and supervision of fte management of the society, between two groups. In view of that tt is not proper to hold election without deckiing the stetutory appeal, pending befors the State Government. 4.^Thus, it is directed ttiat the said appeal, pending befbre the State Government shall be decided within a period oftwo weete from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is further directed that no etecSon process be initiated prior to the disposal of the pending appeal before the State Government. 5. In view ofthe foregoing. this petition ^ands disposed <rf. Thgkur im rl;a K: m Sd/- .: : Satish K.Agnihotri Judee 1!^^^