1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.12.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN Writ Petition(MD)No.13933 of 2011 A.Thirunavakkarasan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Union of India, rep.by its Secretary of Registration Department, Government of India,New Delhi. 2.The District Registrar, Jaya Nagar Registration District. Jaya Nagar,Bangalore. 3.The President, Canara Bank SC/ST Employees Welfare Association (Regd.), Central Office: “Jai Bheem Bhavan”, No.16, 2nd Floor,J.C.Road, 1st Cross, New Mission Road,Bangalore-560 027. 4.The Chief Organizing Secretary, Employees Welfare Association (Regd.), Central Office: “Jai Bheem Bhavan”, No.16, 2nd Floor,J.C.Road, 1st Cross, New Mission Road,Bangalore-560 027. 5.The Vice President, Canara Bank SC/ST Employees Welfare Association (Regd.), Madurai Circle Unit,Madurai. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 27.11.2011 and restraining the 3rd to 5th respondents, from amending the existing bye-laws, rules and regulations of the Canara Bank SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, Bangalore, Central Office: “Jai Bheem Bhavan”, No.16, 2nd Floor, J.C.Road, 1st Cross, New Mission Road, Bangalore-560 027. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugan O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition, seeking a mandamus to direct the second respondent to consider his representation, to restrain the respondents 3 to 5 from amending the bye-laws of the Canara Bank SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, Bangalore. 2.Heard Mr.R.Murugan, learned counsel for the petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.The Canara Bank SC/ST Employees Welfare Association is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act. It is neither the State nor the instrumentality of the State, so as to be amenable to the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226. There is also no element of public duty involved in the grievance of the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that the bye-laws of the Society shall not be amended. But this grievance cannot be ventilated in a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner should either take up the matter with the Registrar of Societies or should go before the Civil Court. 4.Apart from this, the respondents 2 to 4 are outside the jurisdiction of this Court. This Court has no jurisdiction over the District Registrar, Jaya Nagar, Bangalore. The Registered Office of the Society is at Bangalore. Therefore, this Court does not even have territorial jurisdiction. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2011 is closed. No costs. SD ASST REGISTRAR(T & P) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR KM To 1.The Secretary to Government, Government of India, Registration Department, Government of India,New Delhi. 2.The District Registrar, Jaya Nagar Registration District. Jaya Nagar,Bangalore. SB:30/12/2011 2P 3C Writ Petition(MD)No.13933 of 2011 08.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/