IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5423 of 2008 Date of Decision: January 28, 2009 Prabha Khanna .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. D.S. Patwalia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. Lisa Gill, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. Vinod S. Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No.5. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Challenge in this petition is to Order dated 9.1.2008 (Annexure P-8) passed by the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Union Territory, Chandigarh and Order dated 26.3.2008 (Annexure P-10) passed by the Secretary, Cooperation, Union Territory, Chandigarh i.e. the appellate authority. The issue when considered is limited. It is made out that petitioner, Prabha Khanna, has been substituted by the Society in place of Meena Mathur, respondent No.5. Respondent No.5 filed a petition before the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, claiming her right for allotment of a flat in the Society. Since the petitioner claims CWP No.5423 of 2008 [2] that she had been substituted in place of respondent No.5, an application was made under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC for being impleaded and heard during the proceedings. The application has been dismissed vide Order dated 9.1.2008, Annexure P-8. The petitioner carried an appeal which has also been dismissed by the other impugned order, Annexure P-10. Learned counsel for respondent No.5 states that the respondent would have no objection to the hearing of the petitioner. The proceedings, however, be made time-bound in so much as the petitioner would make an attempt to prolong the proceedings. This petition is allowed. Orders, Annexures P-8 and P-10 are set aside. It is made clear that the petitioner would be allowed the liberty to file her reply before the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies and would have a right to be heard. The reply before the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, be filed by the petitioner within one week from today. The Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, would take decision on the matter within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (AJAI LAMBA) January 28, 2009 JUDGE avin