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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, ARUN BHANSALI
Sushil Kumar Sinha – Appellant
Versus
State of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. Heard Shri Anil Tiwari, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Uday Pratap Singh, Shri Anmol Bartaria and Ms. Adiba Khatoon Advocates appearing for the appellant, Shri A.K. Goyal, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel alongwith Shri Jagdish Pathak, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents no. 1 to 3 and Shri Radha Kant Ojha alongwith Shri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned Senior Advocates assisted by Shri Anuj Srivastava and Shri Varad Nath Advocates appearing for the respondent no. 4.
THE CHALLENGE
2. The present intra-court appeal has been filed challenging the final order dated 15.11.2025, whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the Writ-C No. 9752 of 2025 which had been filed by the appellant questioning the order (election certificate) dated 28.03.2025 issued by the Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Prayagraj, pursuant to an order dated 22.03.2025 passed by the Prescribed Authority/Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, Prayagraj on a reference earlier made to him.
3. The dispute is regarding Kayasth Pathshala, Prayagraj, a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (‘the Act’). The appellant and the
The Assistant Registrar lacks the authority to declare election results or cancel prior elections as per the Societies Registration Act; only the Prescribed Authority has such jurisdiction.
The Assistant Registrar lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate on the validity of elections under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and any disputes must be referred to the prescribed authority under S....
The court affirmed that the Assistant Registrar must assess the bona fides of disputes before deciding on their referral to the Prescribed Authority under the Societies Registration Act.
The court affirmed the validity of the election of the Committee of Management, emphasizing adherence to the Society's Bye-Laws and proper authority in convening meetings.
The court affirmed the validity of the Committee's elections under the Societies Registration Act, emphasizing adherence to bye-laws and authority established through prior judicial rulings.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the determination of documents as forged and fabricated falls within the purview of the civil court, and the Assistant Registrar exceeded his ....
Court emphasized that judicial intervention in ongoing election processes should be avoided to uphold the democratic framework, reserving disputes for resolution post-election.
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