IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.16382 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.9.2010 Sukhjinder Singh. ....... Petitioner. Versus Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab and others. ....... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Ms.Jagdeep Bains, Advocate for the petitioner. .... Mahesh Grover,J. This is a petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents to hold and conduct the election of respondent no.5-society in accordance with the election programme dated 2.8.2010 (Annexure P3) as per the approved list of eligible voters of Zone No.3 as on 8.9.2010 (Annexure P8). A further direction has been sought to restrain the official respondents from conducting the election illegally by including new persons who are disqualified under Rule 25(g) of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Rules, 1963 as well as Rule 9.1(f) of the Guidelines/Directions issued for elections to the Managing Committees of Cooperative Societies read with amended bye-law 32.2 of the Cooperative Marketing -cum- Processing Societies. Still further, a direction has been prayed for directing the official respondents C.W.P. No.16382 of 2010 (O&M) -2- .... from conducting the voting process in Zone No.3 beyond the list of eligible voters and for allowing the petitioner to contest the election in the said zone. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner produced before the Court a copy of letter dated 13.9.2010 which has been sent by the Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab through fax to Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ludhiana, and stated that the same addresses the grievance of the petitioner. In the light of the said letter, she stated that the petitioner does not wish to press the instant petition. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as having not been pressed. September 13,2010 ( Mahesh Grover ) “SCM” Judge