ORDER: Aggrieved by the proceedings dated 23.8.2000 of the first respondent convening a meeting for ‘no confidence’ against the President viz., the petitioner herein, on 28.8.2000 pursuant to the requisition dated 24.7.2000 which was admittedly received by the Registrar on 27.7.2000, by five directors out of six directors of the third respondent bank, the petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the first respondent in Na.Ka.No.3118 of 2000 E1, dated 23.8.2000 and the consequential resolution of the third respondent dated 28.8.2000 and quash the same.

2. Mr.K.Chandru, the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner challenges the impugned notice dated 23.8.2000 on two grounds, viz., (i) the impugned notice violates Secs.33(14) and 33(15) of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983 that the Registrar ought not to have convened the meeting on his own without giving an opportunity to the petitioner viz., the President to convene the meeting, and (ii) the impugned proceedings also violate Rule 62(3) of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules which contemplates that the Registrar shall exercise such power under Secs.33(14) and 33(15) only within thirty days from the date of receipt of the requisition. In this regard, Mr.K. Chandru, the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner relies upon three decisions of this Court which are as follows:

(i) Mokkaiyan v. The Assistant Director, Fisheries Department, Madurai, (1989)2 M.L.J. 80; (ii) Order dated 2.2.2000 passed by A.Raman, J. in W.P.No.19744 of 2000, (iii) Order dated 24.4.2000 passed by A. Raman, J. in W.P.No.3795 of 2000,

3.Per contra, M.K.Hidayathullah, learned Additional Government Pleader placing reliance on the decision in W.P.No.15467 of 1999 dated 27.9.1999, contends that the first respondent can exercise the power under Sec.33(15) of the Act and convene the meeting directly without giving an opportunity to the President to convene such meeting.

4. In any event, there is no dispute as to the fact the requisition of five out of six directors of the third respondent bank, dated 24.7.2000, expressing ‘no confidence’ against the petitioner, was received by the first respondent on 27.7.2000 and the first respondent convened the meeting by the impugned notice dated 23.8.2000 only on 28.8.2000 which is beyond thirty days. Therefore, on this ground itself, the impugned notice dated 23.8.2000 and the consequential resolution of the third respondent bank dated 28.8.2000 are set aside.

5. In the light of the above admitted facts, there is no necessity to go into other contentions of both the counsel. Hence, the impugned notice dated 23.8.2000 and the consequential resolution dated 28.8.2000 stands quashed and the writ petition is allowed as prayed for. No costs. Consequently, W.M.P.Nos.21753 and 21754 of 2000 are closed.

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