K.863, Elumathur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited vs The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, (Public distribution system)

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 20690

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J
K.863, Elumathur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited – Appellant
Versus
The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, (Public distribution system) – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.C.Prakasam
For the Respondents: Mr.M.Muthusamy, GA for R1, Mrs.M.Nuzhath Khanam for M/s.I.Kowser Nissar

Table of Content
1. information requested under rti act by a private entity. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments on the rights and obligations regarding information disclosure. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court's finding on the status of the petitioner society as a non-public authority. (Para 5 , 6)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02-03-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY and WMP No. 19764 of 2022 K.863, Elumathur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited, Rep. by its President N. Sivanandam S/o. Nadanasabapathy, Elumathur Village and Post - 638 104 Modakurichi Taluk, Erode District.

..Petitioner(s)

1. The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, (Public distribution system) / Public Information Officer, Cooperative Office Campus, Mohan Kumaramangalam Road, Surampatti, Erode 9.

2. B. Dharmaraj ..Respondent(s)

Prayer: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the entire records relating to the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent in his proceedings Na.Ka.2053/2019/PDS.2, dated 05.09.2019 and quash the same.

For Petitioner(s) : Mr.C.Prakasam For Respondent(s) : Mr.M.Muthusam

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 20690

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASKRISHNAN RAMASAMY, JK.863, Elumathur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited – AppellantVersusThe Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, (Public distribution system) – Respondent

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J
K.863, Elumathur Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited – Appellant
Versus
The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, (Public distribution system) – Respondent