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GAHC010242812025

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WA/72/2026

DILIP BARUAH ALIAS DILIP KUMAR BARUAH

S/O- LATE LALIT CHANDRA SHARMA BARUAH, R/O- VILL.- MILANPUR,

WARD NO. 6, P.O. AND P.S. BISWANATH CHARIALI, DISTRICT- BISWANATH,

ASSAM, PIN- 784176.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS.

REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, CO-

OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, E-BLOCK, JANATA BHAWAN,

DISPUR, GUWAHATI, DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN- 781006.

2:THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

ASSAM

KHANAPARA

GUWAHATI

ASSAM 781022

3:THE ZONAL JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

TEZPUR ZONE

P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR

DIST. SONITPUR

ASSAM 784001

4:THE DIST. BY REGISTRAR

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

TEZPUR

P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR

DIST. SONITPUR

ASSAM

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784001

5:THE ASSTT. REGISTRAR

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

6:THE DY. COMMISSIONER

TEZPUR

P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR

DIST. SONITPUR

ASSAM 784001

7:BINAPANI CO OPERATIVE STORES LTD.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT

A BODY CONSTITUTED UNDER THE ASSAM CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

ACT 1949

HAVING ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT BISWANATH CHARIALI AND A

LOCAL HEAD OFFICE AT NH 15

BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

8:THE MANAGING SECRETARY

BINAPANI CO OPERATIVE STORES LTD. NH 15

BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

9:BIPUL BARUAH

S/O LATE LALIT CH. SHARMA BARUAH

R/O VILL. MILANPUR

WARD NO. 6

P.O. AND P.S. BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 78417

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR PARAM HANGKHA KONWAR, MR. J ABBAS,SK

ABDULLAH

Advocate for the Respondent : MR. G BORDOLOI, SC, CO-OPERATION DEPTT. FOR R 1-6),

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Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/4044/2025

DILIP BARUAH ALIAS DILIP KUMAR BARUAH

S/O LATE LALIT CH. SHARMA BARUAH

R/O VILL .MILANPUR

WARD NO. 6

P.O. AND P.S. BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM

784176

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS

REPRESENTED BY HE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM

CO OPERATIVE DEPTT.

2ND FLOOR

E BLOCK

JANATA BHAWAN

DISPUR

GUWAHATI

DIST. KAMRUP (M)

ASSAM.

2:THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

ASSAM

KHANAPARA

GUWAHATI

ASSAM 781022

3:THE ZONAL JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

TEZPUR ZONE

P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR

DIST. SONITPUR

ASSAM 784001

4:THE DIST. BY REGISTRAR

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

TEZPUR

P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR

DIST. SONITPUR

ASSAM

784001

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5:THE ASSTT. REGISTRAR

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

6:THE DY. COMMISSIONER

TEZPUR

P.O. AND P.S. TEZPUR

DIST. SONITPUR

ASSAM 784001

7:BINAPANI CO OPERATIVE STORES LTD.

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT

A BODY CONSTITUTED UNDER THE ASSAM CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

ACT 1949

HAVING ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT BISWANATH CHARIALI AND A LOCAL

HEAD OFFICE AT NH 15

BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

8:THE MANAGING SECRETARY

BINAPANI CO OPERATIVE STORES LTD. NH 15

BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

9:BIPUL BARUAH

S/O LATE LALIT CH. SHARMA BARUAH

R/O VILL. MILANPUR

WARD NO. 6

P.O. AND P.S. BISWANATH CHARIALI

DIST. BISWANATH

ASSAM 784176

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For the petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. S. Borthakur, Sr. Advocate

Mr. J. Abbas, Advocate

For the Respondent(s) : Mr. G. Bordoloi, SC,

Cooperation Department

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B E F O R E –

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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY

13.05.2026

(Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)

We have heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned senior Advocate for the

appellant, and Mr. G. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Cooperation

Department.

Late Kamala Devi, while she was still alive, nominated the appellant

as the person on whom her share in the co-operative society, namely,

Binapani Co-operative Stores Limited, would devolve after her death.

This, in fact, replaced the earlier nomination made by her in favour of the

younger brother of the appellant/respondent No. 9.

The Managing Committee of the society, through the Board of

Directors, had accepted the nomination of the appellant sometimes in

the year 2021. Shortly thereafter, Kamala Devi died.

When the aforenoted nomination/tran

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