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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS
Karta Ram Gupta, S/o. Shri Jagnnath Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Chief Secretary, Chhattisgarh – Respondent
ORDER :
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS, J.
1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for declaring the election process of Indian Red Cross Society Chhattisgarh State Management Committee for 2024-2027 held on 11.04.2026 as null and void and also for conducting afresh election.
2. The brief facts as reflected from records are that:-
(A) The petitioner is a life member of the Indian Red Cross Society, Chhattisgarh State Branch (for short “the Society”). It is case of the petitioner that as per the provisions of Indian Red Cross Societies Act, 1920 (for short “the Act, 1920”), the Collector of the District will be the President of District Indian Red Cross Society and the Chief Medical and Health Officer of the District will be Secretary of the District Indian Red Cross Society accordingly, the President and the Secretary of Ambikapur District Red Cross Society have nominated the petitioner for attending the meeting of State Management Committee vide memo dated 09.04.2025 as District representative of District Society Surguja for election for election of State Level Society for the period 2024-2027 as per the Indian Red Cross Society Branch Committee Rules, 2017 (for short “the Rules, 2017”
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