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2026 Supreme(Mad) 561

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
The President, Tamilnadu National Engineering and Commercial Employees Cooperative Housing Building Society – Petitioner
Versus
The Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies (Housing) Chennai Region – Respondent
C.R.P. Nos. 1789, 1792, 1798, 1799, 1794, 1793, 1790 and 1791 of 2022
Decided On : 02-12-2025

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. S. Sathish Rajan.
For the Respondent: Mr. R. Siddharth, Additional Government Pleader.

The failure to raise a formal dispute under Section 90 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983, bars a society from challenging the Tribunal's decision.

Headnote:(A) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983 - Section 90 - Civil Revision Petitions dismissed - Petitioner-society failed to raise a dispute under Section 90, thus not entitled to challenge the order of the Tribunal. Court ruled for similar issues previously considered. (Paras 2, 3).

(B) Dismissal with liberty for future dispute - Court acknowledged the possibility for the petitioner to raise a dispute later. (Para 2).

Facts of the case:
The petitioner, a housing society, filed multiple civil revision petitions against orders setting aside awards from the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies.

Issues: Whether the society could challenge the Tribunal's order without raising a dispute under Section 90.

Findings of Court:
The petitioner failed to dispute the Tribunal's decision formally, leading to dismissal of petitions on the same grounds as in previous orders.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the failure to raise disputes as mandated by the Act precludes intervention in the Tribunal's decision.

Result: Civil Revision Petitions dismissed, with liberty to raise a future dispute under Section 90.

Table of Content
1. identification of parties involved in the cases. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)

ORDER :

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

When the matters came up for hearing today, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners in these Civil Revision Petitions would fairly place on record the order of this Court in C.R.P.Nos.1951 of 2021 , etc., dated 22.04.2024.

2. While considering the similar issue, this Court had passed the following order:-

“7. In such circumstances, the petitioner-society, which failed to raise any dispute under Section 90 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983, is not entitled to challenge the order passed by the Tribunal setting aside the award. Therefore, these Civil Revision Petitions are dismissed, however, with liberty to the petitioner-society to raise a dispute under of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act , 1983, if so advised. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.”

3. The facts are identical in the present cases also. In view thereof, these Civil Revision Petitions are disposed of on the same terms. No costs. 

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