THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT, (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
MANISH CHOUDHURY
Foyzul Hoque Mazumdar, S/o. Late Ajob Uddin Mazumdar – Appellant
Versus
The State Of Assam, Represented By The Principal Secretary To The Government Of Assam Cooperation Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. assault on an interim order in cooperative appeal. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. context of petitioners and society's management. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. observations on authority and procedural fairness. (Para 7 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. statutory authority's limits on appeal and jurisdiction. (Para 14 , 20) |
| 5. precedent and binding nature of court decisions. (Para 16 , 17 , 21) |
| 6. petition outcome and orders. (Para 22) |
JUDGMENT :
(MANISH CHOUDHURY, J.)
The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is preferred inter-alia to assail an Order dated 11.12.2024 passed by the respondent no. 3 in an appeal preferred by the respondent no. 5 on 10.12.2024 against an Order dated 07.12.2024 passed by the respondent no. 4.
2. By the impugned Order dated 11.12.2024, the respondent no. 3 had admitted the appeal preferred by the respondent no. 5 under Section 111 [1] of the Assam Cooperative Societies Act, 2007 and passed an interim direction. By the impugned Order, the respondent no. 3 while admitting the appeal, had stayed the Order dated 07.12.2024 passed by the respondent no. 4 whereby the respondent no. 4 had accorded approval to a resolution passed by the Board of Directors
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