l^ HIGHCQURTOFCHHATTISGARH:BILASPUR WRiT PETITION N0.1147 OF 2001 PETiTIONERS ?^ RESPONDENTS Bees Sutriya Prathamik Upbhokta Sahakari Bhandar, through its President Smt. Shakina Bi, wife of Shabbir Hussain, aged about 46 years, resident of Nurani Chowk, Raja Tatab, Raipur (CG). Raipur District Clerk and Muitipurpose Society, Raipur, through its President Radhe Hari Singh Thakur, son of late Shri M.S. Thakur, aged 36years, resident of Santoshi Chowk, Kushaipur, Raipur (CG). Sahaj Prathamik Upbhokta Sahakari Bhandar, through its President Bhaktawarmai SEghani'a, son of iate Shri Jeevanram Sighania, aged about 68 years, resident of Satti Bazar, Rajpur (CG). Rashtriya Prathamik Sahakari Upbhokta Bhandar, frirough its President Shri Kishanial Yadav, son of late Pachkod Yadav, aged about 60 years, resldent of Lakhe Nagar, Raipur (CG). Janhitkari Prathamik Sahakars Upbhokta Bhandar, through its President Choteiat Yadav, son of Jate Bala Yadav, aged about 56 years, resident of Bairon Bazar, Raipur(CG). Jai Durga Prathamik Sahakari Upbhokta Bhandar, through ifcs Director Rajkishore Mahakaikar, son 6f iate Shri Hiralai Mahakatkar, aged 46 years, resident of Mayha Bazar, Raipur (CG). ShJv Shankar Prathamik Sahakarl Bhandar, through its Director, Chunnilai Bajaj, son of Mangulal Bajaj, aged about 44 years, resident of Fafadih, Raipur (CG). Versus State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Food & Civi! SuppSies Department, Mantraiaya, D.K. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (CG). Director, Food & Civil Supplies Department, D.K. Bhawan, Mantraiaya, Raipur (CG). Food Controlier, Raipur, Coltectorate, Raipur (CG). f^^•\ Gowri -•z.; (Writ petition under Articie 22S/227 of the Constitution of indla) Singie Bench : Hon'bie Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present:- Shrs Bhaskar Pyasl, counsei for the petitioner. Shri M.P.S Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate forthe State. Shri Vinod Deshmukh, counsei for the sntervener - Rameshwar Sahu. QRDER_CQRAy (Passed on thls 2Qtn day of 3uly, 2009) 1. Heard iearned counsel for the partles. 2. The petitioners are Cooperative Societies and are regjstered under the provisions of M.P./C.G. Cooperatlve Socleties Act, 1860. Chailenge in this petition is to the order dated 30-6-2001 (Annexure - P/5) whereby the appointment of the petitioners/societies has been canceiSed and the shops were ailotted to the private persons. 3. Thls Court by order dated 18-7-2001 granted stQtus quo as on that day to the effect that running of th® shops shaii be maintalned. Thereafter, on 31-7-2001 the petltioners were aiiowed to continue running of shops. The petitlorsers have contlnued runnsng the shops for about 8 years. Thus, at thls stage, going into the merits of the impugned order dated 30-6-2001 may not be proper. The impugned order dated 30-6-2001 couid not be given effect to and, as such, it Is not proper to adjudicate upon the vaiidity and tegaHty of the said order, atthisstage. 4. Sn vlew of foregoing, without insistSng on compllance of the order dated 30-6-2001, the Stete authorities are at liberty to consider the case of the pet'itioners afresh after, if the petitioners make representatlons within a perioct of one week and thereafter, three weeks tim®js granted to the State to conslder the representations of the petitioners, in accordance with Saw and on its own merits. The interim granted by this Court shail continue tjil the disposai of the representation of the petitloners, if any. 5. With the aforesaid obsen/ations and dsrections, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge