WP/13257/2026 of G. SRIKANTH Vs The Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Housing)

WP No.13257 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI WP No. 13257 of 2026 G.Srikanth ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Housing) No.48, Ritherton Road, Veperi, Chennai-600 007. 2.The Deputy Registrar (Housing), Salem Zone, Salem. 3.The Sub-Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Housing), Enquiry Officer, Bhavani. 4.Murugan Nagar Cooperative Building Society Limited, SLMHSG No.2, Murugan Nagar, Raman Nagar Post, Mettur Dam-636 403. Represented by its Secretary. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to c onsider the petitioner’s appeal/reference filed under Section 90(2) & (4) of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983 and dispose the same within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.R.Thangavel For Respondent(s): Mr.V.Umakanth, Government Advocate for R1 to R4 Order This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus directing t he respondents 1 and 2 to consider the petitioner’s appeal/reference filed under Section 90(2) & (4) of https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.13257 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983 and dispose the same within a time frame fixed by this Court. 2. The case of the petitioner is that certain allegations regarding induction of members to the society were found to be true by the enquiry offi cer which touches upon the constitution of the board and members, hence the petitione r preferred an appeal before the 1 st respondent under Section 90 of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act. The petitioner has also made a r epresentation dated 24.02.2026 seeking to dispose of the appeal after furnishing certain documents to the petitioner. Despite repeated request, the petiti oner’s appeal remains un-disposed by the 2 nd respondent and hence, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the mater ials on record. 4. Considering the limited scope of prayer sought for, this Court, without expressing anything on merits, directs the 1 st respondent to consider the petitioner’s appeal, after affording opportunity of hearing to the pe titioner and other interested parties and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of twelve weeks from the date of rec eipt of a copy of this order. No costs. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.13257 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 5. The Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above direction. No costs. 09-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Sk To 1.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Housing) No.48, Ritherton Road, Veperi, Chennai-600 007. 2.The Deputy Registrar (Housing), Salem Zone, Salem. 3.The Sub-Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Housing), Enquiry Officer, Bhavani. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.13257 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 M.DHANDAPANI J. Sk WP No. 13257 of 2026 09-04-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis