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YOGESH Digitally signed by

YOGESH TIWARI

TIWARI Date: 2026.05.15

17:50:11 +0530

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2026:CGHC:22555

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 1973 of 2023

Sajal Kumar Roy S/o Late Shri S.G. Roy Aged About 63 Years R/o Qtr.

No, 16/198, Ward No. 28, Indira Colony Police Station - Tarbahar,

Bilaspur District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner

versus

1 - Union Of India Through - Joint Cecretary To The Government Of

India And Central Registrar Of Cooperative Societies, Ministry Of

Agriculture And Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

2 - Central Registrar, Office Of The Central Registrar Of Co-Operative

Societies, Ministry Of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare Department

Agriculture, Co-Operation And Farmer Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New

Delhi

3 - Sahara Credit Co-Operative Society Limited, Regd No.

Mscs/cr/333/2010 Regd Office, Sahara India Bhawan, 1, Kapoorthala

Complex, Aliganj Lucknow Uttar Pradesh – 226024

4 - Star Multipurpose Co-Operative Society Limited, Regd. No.

Mscs/cr/940/2014 Regd. Office 3rd Floor, Door No. 5-9-15, Opposite

A.P. Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500063 (A.P.)

... Respondents

(Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. Vivek Kumar Agrawal, Advocate

For Respondent No.1 : Mr. Vidya Bhushan Soni, CGC

For Respondents No.3 : Mr. Devershi Thakur, Advocate

and 4

Hon’ble Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad, Judge

Order on Board

13.05.2026

1. By filing the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for

following relief(s):-

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“(i) That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be

pleased to call for the entire record concerning

the case of the petitioner from the respondent

authorities for its kind perusal.

(ii) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be

pleased to issue appropriate writ directing the

respondent 1 & 2 to direct the respondent no. 3

& 4 for releasing the amount lying in the

account of the petitioner as early as possible

within the specific period of time as deemed fit

by this Hon'ble Court.

(iii) Any other relief or relief(s) which this

Hon'ble Court may deem fit or proper in the

facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. The limited grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ

petition is that the petitioner had deposited certain amounts in

different schemes namely Golden 24, Sahara. I. Select, Sahara U

and Global with respondent No.3/Sahara Credit Co-operative

Society Limited and respondent No.4/Stars Multipurpose

Cooperative Society Ltd. through their authorized center situated

at Rajkishore Nagar, Bilaspur. The petitioner submits that despite

maturity of the deposits and repeated representations made

before the concerned authorities, the deposited amount has not

yet been released in favour of the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the authorized

centers of respondent Nos.3 and 4 are gradually being closed and

the petitioner is apprehending that he may be deprived of his

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legitimate dues if an appropriate direction is not issued by this

Court. It has further been submitted that similarly situated persons

had earlier approached this Court in W.P.(C) No.1826/2020 and

W.P.(C) No.2575/2020 wherein this Court directed the authorities

concerned to consider and decide their claims within a stipulated

period.

4. It is further submitted that respondent No.3 itself has issued a

notice on its official website stating that payments are being

processed pursuant to the order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme

Court dated 29.03.2023 through the Central Registrar, New

Delhi/respondent No.2. Therefore, the petitioner has made a

limited prayer that the respondents be directed to consider and

decide the claim/application of the petitioner for release of the

deposited amount lying with respondent Nos.3 and 4.

5. Learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents does

not oppose the limited prayer made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Considering the limited grievance raised by the petitioner and

without entering into the merits of the claim, the present writ

petition is disposed of directing respondent Nos.1 and