WP Nos. 20 & 58 of 2014

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

WRIT PETITION NOS. 20 AND 58 OF 2014

WRIT PETITION NO. 20 OF 2014

1.

Shri P.N. Halshikar, son of N.

Haldhikar, aged 52 years, Indian

National, married, service, resident of

C/o AGE E/ml, GE(NW), Shantinagar,

Vasco-Da-Gama, Goa.

2.

Shri Vithal Malvankar, aged 59 years,

Indian National, resident of C/o E/M

GE Gomantak, Mangor Hill, Vasco-Da-

Gama, Goa.

3.

Shri Babu J. Upardekar, son of J.

Upardekar, aged 40 years, married,

Indian National, service, resident of

C/o GE(NW), Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-

Gama, Goa.

4.

Shri Chandrakant K. Gaonkar, son of

K. Gaonkar, aged 45 years, Indian

National, married, service, resident of

C/o AGE/E/mll, GE(NW), Shantinagar,

Vasco-Da-Gama, Goa.

5.

Shri Popat L. Bhivshet, sone of Shri L.

Nhieshet, aged 43 years, Indian

National, married, service, resident of

C/o AGE E/ml, GE(NW), Shantinagar,

Vasco-Da-Gama, Goa.

6.

Shri Digamber Dessai, aged 53 years,

married, service, resident of C/o E/M

GE Gomantak, Mangor Hill, Vasco-Da-

Gama, Goa.

….

Petitioners

Versus

1.

Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

Government of Goa, having office at

Sahakar Sankul, Patto, Panaji-Goa.

2.

Shri Arun Y. Redkar, major age,

married, Indian National, service,

resident of C/o AGE EmI, GE(NW),

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Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-Gama, Goa.

3.

Shri V. Satyanarayana of major age,

married, service, resident of C/o AGE

EmI, GE(NW), Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-

Gama, Goa.

4.

Shri Krishna Fati Naik of major age,

married, Indian National, married

service, resident of C/o B/R II, GE

Gomantak, Mangor Hill, Vasco-Da-

Gama, Goa.

…. Respondents

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Shri Devidas J. Pangam with Shri Luis Fernandes, Advocates for

the Petitioners.

Shri Pravin Phaldessai, Additional Government Advocate for the

Respondent No. 1.

Shri Gaurish Agni with Shri Eeshan Usapkar, Advocates for the

Respondent Nos. 2 to 4.

WRIT PETITION NO. 58 OF 2014

1.

Shri Arun Y. Redkar, major age (age

not known), C/o AGE EmI, GE(NW),

Vasco Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-Gama.

2.

Shri V. Satyanarayana, major age (age

not known), C/o AGE EmI, GE(NW),

Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-Gama.

3.

Shri Krishna Fati Naik, major age (age

not known), C/o AGEB/R II, GE

Gomantak Vasco, Mangor Hill, Vasco-

Da-Gama, Goa.

….

Petitioners

Versus

1.

Shri P.N. Halshikar, Chairman, major

age (age not known), C/o AGE EmI,

GE(NW) Vasco, Shantinagar, Vasco-

Da-Gama.

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2.

Shri Vithal Malvankar, Vice Chairman,

major age (age not known), C/o AGE

EmI, GE Gomantak, Mangor Hill,

Vasco-Da-Gama.

3.

Shri Babu J. Upardekar, major age

(age not known), C/o GE(NW) Vasco,

Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-Gama.

4.

Shri Chandrakant K. Gaonkar, major

age (age not known), C/o AGE EmII,

GE(NW) Vasco, Shantinagar, Vasco-

Da-Gama.

5.

Shri Popat L. Bhivshet, major age (age

not known), C/o AGE EmI, GE(NW)

Vasco, Shantinagar, Vasco-Da-Gama.

6.

Shri Digamber Dessai, major age (age

not known), C/o E/M GE Gomantak,

Mangor Hill, Vasco-Da-Gama.

7.

Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

having office at 4^th Floor, Sahakar

Sankul, EDC Complex, Patto, Panaji-

Goa.

…. Respondents

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Shri Gaurish Agni with Shri Eeshan Usapkar, Advocates for the

Petitioners.

Shri Devidas J. Pangam with Shri Luis Fernandes, Advocates for

the Respondent Nos. 1 to 6.

Shri Pravin Phaldessai, Additional Government Advocate for the

Respondent No. 7.

CORAM:- C. V. BHADANG, J.

RESERVED ON: 4

^th OCTOBER, 2017

PRONOUNCED ON: 11

^th OCTOBER, 2017

COMMON JUDGMENT:

Both these petitions are between the same parties

and involve common and connected questions of law and fact

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and as such, they are being disposed of by this common

judgment.

2.

The brief facts necessary for the disposal of these

petitions may be stated thus:

That, MES Employees Consumer Co-operative

Society (Society, for short) is a Society registered under the