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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPEALLATE JURISDICTION

   WRIT PETITION NO. 3216 OF 1995   

Vidyachandra Manilal Desai 

Adult, Occupation : Business

Residing   at   141/A,   Shukrawar   Peth,

Shinde Ali, Pune. 

    .… PETITIONER

 V E R S U S

1.

Tiny Cooperative Industrial Estate 

having   its   office   at   39,   Shankarsheth

Road, Pune. 

2.

Mr. R. B. Bendigiri 

Deputy Registrar, Co­operative Societies,

Pune (4), Pune. 

3.

The Joint Registrar

Co­operative Societies (Appeal)

Pune Division, Pune.

…. RESPONDENTS

APPEARANCE :

Mr. S. S. Kanetkar a/w V. H. Narvekar for Petitioner. 

Mr. S. H. Kankal, AGP for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

CORAM

:  K. K. TATED, J.

DATE

:  JULY 21, 2017.

JUDGMENT

. 

Heard   learned   Counsel   Mr.   Kanetkar   for   Petitioner.

Though   the   Respondent   No.1   –   Society   duly   served,   no   one

appeared on behalf of them when the matter called out. 

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2.

By this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of

India Petitioner is challenging the order dated 2^nd June, 1995 passed

by   the   Joint   Registrar   Co­operative   Societies   (Appeal),   Pune

Division, Pune in Appeal No. 62 of 1994­95 by which the Appellate

Authority had set aside the order dated 20^th October, 1994  passed

by the Deputy Registrar Co­operative Societies, Pune City (4), Pune

and granted approval to the expulsion resolution passed by the

Society against the Petitioner.

3.

The Appellate Authority approved the resolution passed

by the Respondent No.1­Society for expulsion of Petitioner.

4.

The learned Counsel for Petitioner placed on record

photo copy of letter dated 20^th  November, 1990, 20^th  December,

1990, 14^th January, 1991, 14^th February, 1991, Judgment dated 19^th

April, 2004 passed by the Cooperative Court No.2, Pune in Dispute

No. 154 of 1991 and copy of plaint in Special Civil Suit No. 576 of

1991 filed by the Respondent No.1­Society before the Civil Judge,

Senior Division, Pune for a claim of Rs. 5,00,000/­on the ground of

defamation.

5.

The Respondent No.1­Society is registered under the

Maharashtra   Co­operative   Societies   Act,   1960.   There   was

correspondence between Petitioner and Respondent No.1­Society. It

was   the   case   of   Respondent   No.1   that   Petitioner   written   those

letters   making   allegations   against   the   Society   as   well   as   the

Management   Committee.   Same   amounts   to   detrimental   to   the

interest and proper working of the Society.

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6.

Thereafter   the   Managing   Committee   of   Respondent

No.1­Society passed resolution dated 23^rd June, 1992 for expulsion

of Petitioner from Respondent No.1­Society and matter was referred

to   the   general   body   meeting.   The   general   body   meeting   by

resolution   dated   14^th  October,   1992,   by   majority   passed   the

resolution to expel the Petitioner from Respondent No.1 ­ Society.

7.

Thereafter   the   Respondent   No.1   ­   Society   filed

Application   under   Section   35   of   the   Maharashtra   Co­operative

Societies Act, 1960 for approval of resolution passed by the general

body on 14^th October, 1992.

8.

The Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Pune by

order   dated   20^th  October,   1994   rejected   Respondent   No.1's

Application under Section 35 of the said Act for approval of general

body resolution dated 14^th October 1992 for expelling the Petitioner

as a member of Respondent No.1 ­ Society.

9.

Being   aggrieved   by   the   order   of   Deputy   Registrar,

Cooperative Societies, Pune, Respondent No.1 ­ Society preferred

Appeal   No.   62   of   1994   to   the   Divisional   Joint   Registrar,   Co­

operative Societies Pune