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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13680

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ
THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES GENERAL, PATHANAMTHITTA – Appellant
Versus
VINESH KUMAR K – Respondent
WA NO. 1060 OF 2023 | WP(C) 32678/2016 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: GOVERNMENT PLEADER
For the Respondents: N.RAGHURAJ (SR.), K.AMMINIKUTTY

Strict compliance with procedural orders is essential to sustain an appeal; failure to do so leads to dismissal.

Headnote:Statute Analysis: The High Court examined the compliance requirements for appeals under the Co-operative Societies Act, emphasizing procedural adherence. Facts of the Case: The appeal involved the potential impleading of legal heirs as noted in the application filed, where previous extensions had not yielded compliance.

Findings of Court:
The court provided a final extension for compliance and set a dismissal date.

Issues: The court framed the issues around compliance with earlier orders and the application to implead.

Ratio Decidendi: The court dictated the necessity of compliance with procedural directives to avoid dismissal, indicating a strict adherence to timelines.

Result: In view of non-compliance of the directions in the order dated 29.01.2026 in WA 1060/2023, this appeal stands dismissed with effect from 20.02.2026, as directed by the Honourable Court.

This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof, and upon hearing the arguments of GOVERNMENT PLEADER Advocates for the petitioners, and of N.RAGHURAJ (SR.) (for R12), K.AMMINIKUTTY Advocates for the respondents, the court passed the following:

Learned counsel for the appellant again prays for time to move an application to implead the legal heirs. Earlier also time was granted, but the same has not been filed. By way of last indulgence, three weeks time is granted to file the application, failing which this Writ Appeal shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Bench. Post on

24.02.2026.

Sd/- SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI JUDGE Sd/- P. V. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE In view of non-compliance of the directions in the order dated 29.01.2026 in WA 1060/2023, this appeal stands dismissed with effect from

20.02.2026, as directed by the Honourable Court.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 13680

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAMSUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJTHE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES GENERAL, PATHANAMTHITTA – AppellantVersusVINESH KUMAR K – RespondentWA NO. 1060 OF 2023 | WP(C) 32678/2016 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM

Strict compliance with procedural orders is essential to sustain an appeal; failure to do so leads to dismissal.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, P. V. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ
THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES GENERAL, PATHANAMTHITTA – Appellant
Versus
VINESH KUMAR K – Respondent
WA NO. 1060 OF 2023 | WP(C) 32678/2016 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM