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2023 Supreme(All) 2312

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J.
C/M Kranti Vidya Mandir - Petitioner
Versus
State of U.P. and ors. - Respondents
WRIT C NO. 16057 OF 2021.
Decided On : 11-04-2023

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner: Ram Raj Ojha, Pallavi Vatsala.
For the Respondent: C.S.C., Arvind Pratap Singh, D.K. Singh Chauhan, M B Singh, Vikash Singh.

Headnote:(A) Society Registration Act, 1860 - Section 25(1) - Writ petition - Maintainability - Petition dismissed due to non-joinder of necessary parties, as only one out of 71 members of the society was impleaded, leaving the others unrepresented. (Paras 2-4)

(B) Joint representation - Proper party must be brought before the court to maintain the proceedings; affected parties not impleaded renders the petition defective. (Para 4)

Facts of the case:
The petition was initiated by a society's members regarding an order affecting them, yet only one member was named as the private respondent. The remaining 70 members were not impleaded, raising questions about representational validity.

Findings of Court:
Disputed facts regarding representation led to the dismissal of the petition; necessary parties were not included.

Issues: The primary issue was whether the petition could be maintained given that not all affected parties were named as respondents.

Ratio Decidendi: The court determined that the absence of necessary parties rendered the petition non-maintainable, emphasizing that all affected individuals must be included for judicial proceedings.

Result: Petition dismissed.

Table of Content
1. court composition and representation of parties. (Para 1)
2. objection raised regarding the non-joinder of necessary parties. (Para 2 , 3)
3. dismissal of petition due to non-joinder of necessary parties. (Para 4)

JUDGMENT

Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.

Heard Ms. Bulbul Godiyal, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri. Ram Raj Ojha, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Additional CSC for respondent no. 1 to 3 as well as Shri. M.B. Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 4.

2. A preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the petition has been raised by learned counsel for respondent no. 4 submitting that the impugned order has been passed at the instance of 71 members of the society who have filed the reference, copy of which is on record, however, out of 71 members, only one person has been impleaded as private respondent i.e. respondent no. 4 and the others have not been impleaded, hence, the petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of non-joinder of the necessary parties.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute this fact that other seventy members have not been impleaded, although it has been submitted that respondent no. 4 is the main contesting respondent which has been denied by the learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 4.

4. In view of the disputed facts that other seventy persons who moved the reference before the SDM under Section 25 (1) of the Society Registration Act, 1860 and at their instance, the impugned order has been passed appear to be the affected parties and they have not been impleaded by the petitioner, hence, the petition is dismissed on the ground of non-joinder of necessary parties.

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