IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Ravi Ranjan, Sujit Narayan Prasad, JJ.
Shiva Sahkari Grihnirman Samitee Ltd., Ranchi through its Secretary, Braj Bhushan Sinha - Appellant
Versus
The State of Jharkhand - Respondent
L.P.A No. 65 of 2018
Decided On : 23-02-2021
Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 226 - Jharkhand Co-operative Society Act, 1935 - Section 48 - Jharkhand Co-operative Societies Rules, - Rule 14 - Terms and conditions of allotment letter - Cancel his membership from Co-operative Society - Appellant has claimed that respondent did not pay installment in time and as such Secretary appellant society namely wrote letter to respondent indicating that in spite of repeated requests respondent did not comply terms and conditions of allotment letter – Appellant society again wrote letter to respondent requesting therein to make payment rest amount by appellant society thereafter issued second allotment letter in favor respondent cancelling previous allotment letter – Held, This statement law was quoted with approval in subsequent decision of this Court Bose - Hills Division and it was pointed out by then was speaking on behalf of court in that case It is thus clear that powers of judicial interference Article Constitution with orders of judicial or quasi judicial nature are not greater than power Article Constitution - Article power of interference may extent to quashing an impugned order on ground of mistake apparent on face of record - But Article Constitution power of interference is limited to seeking that tribunal functions within limits of its authority - It is evident from aforesaid judgment that interference by issuing writ of certiorari conferred Article is very limited and same can only be issued on ground of jurisdictional error or perversity in finding or decision is flagrant violation of law but by way of going through materials on record order passed by Registrar Co-operative Society as also finding recorded by Single Judge in order impugned no such ground is available warranting this Court for making interference by issuing writ of certiorari in exercise of power conferred Article Constitution of India – Appeal dismissed
JUDGMENT :
Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.
1. The matter has been heard through video conferencing with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. None of the parties has raised any complaint regarding audio and visual quality.
2. The instant intra-court appeal is against the order dated 13.12.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) No.1995 of 2015, whereby and whereunder the writ Court was declined to interfere with the order as contained in Memo no.970/Ranchi dated 30.03.2013 passed by the Registrar, Co-operative Society, Jharkhand, whereby the letter No.SSGNS-7 dated 25.03.2012 had been set aside and the petitioner was directed to execute the sale deed as per the terms and conditions mentioned in the allotment letter dated 05.11.1988, as also declined to interfere with the order dated 10.01.2014 corresponding to Memo No.160/Ranchi dated 15.01.2014, whereby the review petition of the petitioner under Section 48(7) of the Jharkhand Co-operative Society Act, 1935 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’, 1935) was dismissed.
3. The brief facts of the case, as per the pleadings made in this appeal, read as under:
The respondent no.5 namely, Shri Shyamnandan Prasad became the member of the society. On 28.11.1988, the appellant entered into an agreement with Smt. Mundrika Devi wife of Sri Dashrath Lal for purchasing land situated at village Ranchi, Thana Ranchi, Thana no.205, Pargana Khukra, Municipal Survey 1932-33, Ward no.III, Khata No.9, Plot No.MS 307 and RS 707.
The Plot no.307/F was provisionally allotted to the respondent no.5 after receiving an amount of Rs.25,541/-. The appellant has claimed that the respondent no.5 did not pay installment in time and as such, the Secretary of the appellant-society namely, Braj Bhushan Sinha wrote letter to the respondent no.5 on 17.01.1989 indicating that in spite of repeated requests, respondent no.5 did not comply the terms and conditions of the allotment letter. The appellant-society again wrote a letter to the respondent no.5 on 07.05.1990 requesting therein to make payment of the rest amount by 20.05.1990. The appellant-society, thereafter issued second allotment letter dated 06.09.1990 in favour of the respondent no.5 cancelling the previous allotment letter. On 28.11.1991, the respondent no.5 issued authorization letter to one Chandrama Singh to recover the amount from Braj Bhushan Sinha paid by him earlier. The appellant also issued legal notice on 06.05.1997 to the respondent no.5 and directed to comply with all necessary formalities in order to execute the sale deed effectively. The appellant had issued letter dated 08.09.2011 addressed to the respondent no.5, calling explanation from him, which was replied by the respondent no.5 on 11.11.2011. However, vide letter dated 25.03.2012, the appellant in exercise of power conferred under section 41(A) of the Bye-Laws of the society and Rule 14 (2) of Jharkhand Co-operative Societies Rules, 1959 cancelled his membership as also the allotment of the plot, and further the amount so deposited by way of advance in lieu of allotment had been decided to be adjusted and rest of the amount, if any, was recovered by way of loan. Sri Shyamnandan Prasad, respondent no.5 to this appeal had preferred an application before the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jharkhand, Ranchi, invoking the jurisdiction conferred to him under Section 48(1) of the Bihar Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 registered as Miscellaneous Case No.10 of 2012. The appellant had appeared before the Registrar, Co-operative Society being called upon and contested the case and thereafter, the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Ranchi had passed order on 30.03.2013, against which a review petition had been filed under the provision of Section 48(7) of the Jharkhand Societies Act, 1935 on 14.05.2013 being Review Case No.14 of 2013 but the same was also dismissed vide order dated 10.01.2014, against which the writ petitioner-appellant preferred a writ petition
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