IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 775 of 2001 Date of decision: 14.5.2010 H.P.State Co-operative Bank Ltd. ….. Petitioner. Vs. Registrar, Cooperative Societies and others. …. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Respondents : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. for respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. Tarlok Chauhan, counsel for respondents No. 3 to 11. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The issue raised in this writ petition pertains to appointment of twenty seven mobile guides during the year 1987. Initially they were engaged on contract basis. It appears that nine among them had approached the Civil Court. That suit was decreed in their favour as per Annexure P-3 and that judgment has become final, since no appeal was preferred by the bank. Those nine incumbents pursued the execution of the decree before the Civil Court. Before the Civil Court, a statement on behalf of the appellant-Bank was made through the law officer that the bank would comply with the decree. The Registrar, Co-operative Societies also made such statement before the Civil Court. The decree has become final since the bank has not filed any appeal. As that decree has attained finality, it cannot be otherwise attacked in - 2 - proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. It is virtually that relief that is pursued in this writ petition. The impugned order Annexure P-13 issued by first respondent in June, 2000 granting approval for appointment is in proper compliance with the decree passed by the Civil Court which has attained finality. It is also pertinent to take note of the fact that the impugned approval is granted by the Registrar only on the request of the appellant-bank. For all the above reasons, we do not find any legal infirmity in the order passed by the first respondent nor in the procedure adopted in that regard. The writ petition is hence dismissed. (Kurian Joseph), C.J. May 14, 2010 (Kuldip Singh), J. (Hem)