IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2659 of 2008 Date of Decision: 8.5.2008 The Gehal Coop. Agri. Service Society Ltd., Gehal Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C.PURI Present: Shri M.S.Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.S.Sahu, AAG Punjab Ms.Jagdip Bains, Advocate Shri Ashwani Prashar, Advocate Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) C.M. No.9161 of 2008 Application allowed, replication is taken on record. CWP No.2659 of 2008 Petitioner is a cooperative agricultural service society. Its area of operation falls within the territory of district Barnala. The petitioner has filed this writ petition by stating that respondent No.8 is going to conduct election of its Board of Directors by including area of the petitioner in it. When notice of motion was issued on 3.3.2008, following contention of counsel for the petitioner was noticed by this Court:- “Counsel for the petitioners states that the respondents are contemplating election of the Board of Directors of ‘The Sangrur Central Cooperative Bank Limited, Sangrur’ by including the names of the voters, who are part and parcel of district Barnala. By making reference to by-laws (P/6) of the Civil Writ Petition No.2659 of 2008 Bank, referred to above, counsel states that jurisdiction of respondent No.8 extends only over the area which falls within district Sangrur.” In response to notice of motion issued by us, reply has been filed. Ms.Jagdip Bains and Shri Ashwani Prashar, Advocates, who have put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.8 undertake before this Court that election to the Board of Directors of respondent No.8 shall be conducted by excluding all the Cooperative Societies falling within the area of district Barnala. In view of undertaking given, we feel that no grouse is left with the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of having been become infructuous. Respondent No.8 be at liberty to conduct election by showing names of the Societies, area of operation of which, falls within the territorial jurisdiction of district Sangrur. (Jasbir Singh) Judge May 08, 2008 (K.C. Puri) gk Judge 2