IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.12.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

and

W.M.P. Nos.4229, 13362 and 41884 of 2025

K.Rajendran .. Petitioner

vs

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,

Co-op., Food and Consumer Protection Dept.,

Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The Registrar of Co-op. Societies,

N.V.N.Maligai, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.

3.The Joint Registrar of Co-op. Societies, Dharmapuri Region, Dharmapuri District.

4.The Deputy Registrar of Co-op. Societies,

Dharmapuri Circle, Dharmapuri District.

5.K.K.349 Dharmapuri District Central

Co-op. Bank rep. By its

Joint Registrar/Managing Director,

10/11, Nethaji Bypass Road,

P.O.Box No.16, Dharmapuri – 636 701.

6.M.Ramesh Kumar,

former Branch Manager,

K.K.349, Dharmapuri District Central

Co-op. Bank Ltd., Hosur Branch,

Hosur Bangalore High Road,

Opp. Bus Stand, Hosur – 635 109. .. Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed in Na.Ka.175/2022-23/C4 dated 22.01.2025 by the fifth respondent herein and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 to 4 to take necessary action for commencement of statutory enquiry under Section 81 of Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983 in respect of irregularities caused by the sixth respondent in petitioner’s father i.e.,T.K.Kalidoss gold jewel loan accounts pledged in 5^th and 6^th respondent banks as per representation dated

14.10.2024 made by the petitioner herein.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Sundaravadanam For Respondents : Ms.Geetha Thamaraiselvan, Special Government Pleader for R1 to R4 Mr.A.Praveen Kumar for R5 Mr.M.S.Palanisamy for R6

ORDER

I heard Mr.T.Sundaravadanam, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms.Geetha Thamaraiselvan, learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 4, Mr.A.Praveen Kumar, learned counsel for the fifth respondent and Mr.M.S.Palanisamy, learned counsel for the sixth respondent.

2. The petitioner’s father is one T.K.Kalidoss. He was a member of the fifth respondent society. He had pledged 248.900 grams of gold jewels and obtained loan on 03.08.2018, 31.12.2018, 29.01.2019, 27.02.2019 and 12.04.2019. The extent of pledge was for Rs.4,37,200/-. Pending the loan, Mr.Kalidoss, unfortunately passed away.

3. The petitioner’s brother one Cholarajan approached the fifth respondent along with an indemnity bond said to have been executed by the petitioner, renewed the loan and thereafter, redeemed the pledge and retrieved the jewels.

4. The petitioner states that he came to know about these facts, only post death of his brother Cholarajan, on 16.08.2022. He pleads it was only when the legal heirs of Cholarajan started making claim for a share, that they revealed the aforesaid facts.

5. Immediately on coming to know that jewels have been returned to Cholarajan, without following the due procedures, as required under law, the petitioner approached the respondents 4 and 5 seeking an enquiry under Section 81 of the Tamil Nadu Co- operative Societies Act, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as TNCS Act).

6. Taking into consideration the complaint, the Assistant General Manager of the fifth respondent was appointed as an enquiry officer. The enquiry officer came to the following conclusion:

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