IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 3659 of 2009 Date of decision : 13.01.2010 Jarnail Singh and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms. Puneeta Sethi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No. 1 to 3. Ms. Jagdeep Bains, Advocate for respondent No. 4. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition seeking writ in the nature of mandamus to direct respondents to hold the election to Managing Committee of the Dhuri Sugarcane Growers Co-operative Society, Dhuri, District Sangrur. Mr. Puri, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for respondents No. 1 & 2 as well as learned counsel for respondent No. 4 submit that during the pendency of this petition, the Society in question i.e. Dhuri Sugarcane Growers Co-operative Society, Dhuri District Sangrur has been ordered to be wound up and a liquidator has been appointed by the Cane Commissioner exercising the power of Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab vide order dated 09.03.2009. According to counsel, appeal preferred by some of the members of the Society against the said order has also been dismissed by Registrar Cooperative Societies, Punjab on 10.11.2009. Learned counsel for the State has placed on record order dated C.W.P. No. 3659 of 2009 -2- 10.11.2009 passed by Registrar Cooperative Societies, Punjab Chandigarh. The aforesaid contentions are not disputed by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Under the circumstances, the prayer made in the petition for holding the election to Managing Committee, Dhuri Sugarcane Growers Co- operative Society, Dhuri, District Sangrur has become redundant. The petition has been rendered infructuous and is dismissed as such. January 13, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE