Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack
Order Date: 16 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Ganapati Jena & Anr., represented by Advocate S. K. Das.
- Opposite Parties: State of Odisha & Ors., and S.P. Das, ASC.
- The writ petition (W.P.(C) No. 34029 of 2026) challenges Letter No. 3143 dated 05‑09‑2026 and Letter No. 2403 dated 13‑07‑2026, which allegedly transferred the petitioner's membership, assets, and liabilities to Pasarabindha SCS Ltd.
- Petitioners seek: (1) issuance of Rule NISI and subsequent Rule absolute quashing the letters; (2) a writ of mandamus directing continuation as a bonafide member of Nimatpur SCS Ltd. per the society’s resolution dated 21‑09‑2026; (3) alternatively, direction to consider their representation dated 18‑09‑2026 within a stipulated timeframe.
Final Outcome
- The Court granted liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh representation before Opposite Party No.3, enclosing all relevant documents, within three weeks from the order date.
- Opposite Party No.3 is directed to take a lawful decision on the representation within three months of receipt and communicate the order to the petitioner.
- With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of; no substantive order on the merits was issued.
Topics: Court Proceedings, Co-operative Society Membership