s.\^ fc-fc^i^ tN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT.BILASPUR WRIT PETITION N0. ^-1S ^/2006. PETITIONER : r ^Rewati Raman Tripathi, S/o ..tf:"^^ Shri K.B. Tripathi, Aged about i' ^.*<> C C w n n fn D /^ /^ f /4 rl ;t<;( i ; ^S-"' 55 years, R/o Old Civil Lines ^•p^v"'...-'-''' Ward, No. 13, Rajnandgaon )y'^€^ (C-G-) t^. ^<>L>\^" ^^^•^ ^^' <6y ^8?' VERSUS RESPONDENTS: /1) /3-) Collector, Cum-Nominated Chairman District Co-op-central Bank Maryadit, Head office G. E. Road, Rajnandgaon (C.G.). The District Co-Op-central Bank Maryadit, Head Office Rajnandgaon Through its General Manager Rajnandgaon (C.G.), The Manager, Distt. Co-op-central Bank; H.O. Rajnandgaon.(C.G.) \0./' .•(-l';3 WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUE OF A WRIT/ WRITS IN THE NATURE OF MANADAMUS AND/OR CERTIORARI AND/OR OTHER APPROPRIATE WR l^ 'OR' DIECTIONS. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ^:.i Writ Pctitmn No. 2137 of20Q6 Petitioner Respoitdents Vcrsus Rewati Raman Tripathi CoBector Cum Nomuiated Chairmaa and ofhers 8Iaj?e Bcach; HonTale Mr. Justice Satfeh K. AgnUiotri. Shri Pradccp Kumar Mistua, coiinsel for the Petitfauer, Sbri Satish Gupta, Deputy Ck>vemmcnt Advocate for thc State. Shri A.K. Mfahra, oounsel for fhe Caveator. ORAL ORDBR (28^April, 2006) 1. Thc prescnt petition fited imdcr Ardclc 226 of the Constitutfon of India impugns thc terminattoa order dated 12.1.2006 (Aimexure P/20) passcd by the Maaager, District Co-operative Cfcatral Baiik Lmuted, Rajnandgaon and the order dated 4.2.2006 (Aimexure P/22) again passed by fhe Manager, District Co-opcrative Cential Bank Liaiited, Rajnandgain. Srction 55 (2) ofthe Cbhattisg^rh Co-operatise Societies Act, 1960 providcs for appeal to the Registrar or aay officer appomtmeat by han iiot below the isaak of Assistant Registrar, in case of the dispute regarding terms of employment, worldng conditioa aad discq>linary actioa. bctween a society aiid its employecs. The remcdy of statutoiy appeal provided is efBcacious aiid cxpeditbus. The petitmncr ought to have availed the altematwe remedy of statutoty appeal before coiniog to fhis Court under Artick 286 of fhe Conjstitutfon of India. Scction 55 (2) of fhe Chhattisgarh Co- operative Socicties Act, 1960 reads as under ;- "(2) Where a dispute, mcludmg a dispute re^tdmg terms of em.ploynient working conditkins and disciplinary acdon taken by a society, arises between a sociely aad its einployccs, tfae Registrar or aay of&ccr appoiuted by Tiim not betow fhe raak of Assfataut Registear shaD. decide the dispute aad his decision shaU be binding on fhe society and its enaployees: Provided that fhe Registrar of fhe ofBccr referred to above shaU not entertam the dispute unless presented to hiin wifhin thirty days fioin fhe date of order sought to bc unpugned: Provided further fhat in coinputmg the pertod of Umitation undcr fhe foregoing proviso, the time requjsite for obtaining copy of fhe order shall be excluded." 2. In view of avaflabflity of cxpedittous and effteacious altemative reinedy of statutoiy appeal to fhe pctitkiiaer under ( the provisions of fhe CUhattisgarh Co-opeiative Societies Act, 1960, this petition is dismissed with Uberty to avail altematwe rcincdy of appeal available to htm under fhe statutoiy provisions. No oider as to costs. Sal- Satish K. Agnihotn Judge Bablu