1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P(MD)No.13082 of 2011 Maruthanayagam .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The Registrar,Co-operative Society, Keelpauk, Chennai. 2. The Joint Registrar, Co-operative Society,Collectorate compound,Karur. 3. The Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Society,Railway Station road, Kulithalai,Karur District. 4. The Special Officer, Farmer Service Co-operative Society, T.Marudur,Marudur Post,Kulithalai Taluk,Karur District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 07.10.2010. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Muthukrishnan For Respondents : Mr.R.Anandharaj, Government Advocate O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner Maruthanayagam under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for a Writ of Mandamus directing the fourth respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 07.10.2010. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.R.Anandha Raj, learned Government Advocate, who takes notice for the respondents. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of mandamus against this Special Officer, Farmer Service Co-operative Society, T.Marudur, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 07.10.2010, in which the petitioner has asked for payment of gratuity and provident fund. 5. The said prayer cannot be considered in view of two reasons. First of all, no writ is maintainable against the Co-operative Society in view of the Full Bench Judgment of this Court in the case of K.Marappan Vs. the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Namakkal Circle, Namakkal District and Another reported in 2006(4) CTC 689, wherein this Court has categorically held that the Co-operative Societies are not amenable to the writ jurisdiction, hence, the present writ petition cannot be entertained. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 6. Secondly, the petitioner was removed from service in the month of February 1992. Subsequently, the criminal cases filed against the petitioner and four others by the Society before the Judicial Magistrate Court, Kulithalai in C.C.No.183/93, 184/93, 1456/95, 12/99 and 13/99 have been dismissed by acquitting the petitioner and four others in the year 2010. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to rejoin the service with all benefits from the year 1992. On that basis, he prayed for a direction to consider the petitioner's representation. If at all, the petitioner is interested in getting his representation to be disposed of, he should approach only the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies under Section 153 of the Tamil Nadu Co-Operative Societies Act. Without doing so, he cannot straight away come to this Court. Hence, this writ petition fails and accordingly, is dismissed. No costs. SD ASST REGISTRAR(RTI ACT) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR ssl To 1. The Registrar,Co-operative Society,Keelpauk, Chennai. 2. The Joint Registrar,Co-operative Society, Collectorate compound,Karur. 3. The Deputy Registrar,Co-operative Society, Railway Station road,Kulithalai,Karur District. 4. The Special Officer, Farmer Service Co-operative Society, T.Marudur,Marudur Post,Kulithalai Taluk,Karur District. 1cc To R.Anantharaj, Advocate in SR No.40411. 1cc To The Special Government Pleader in SR No.40370. SB:21/12/2011 2P 7C W.P(MD)No.13082 of 2011 17.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/