Authority: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh

Order Date: 23 October 2024

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: The Gurdaspur Central Cooperative Bank Ltd.
  • Respondents: Dwarka Dass and others.
  • Multiple writ petitions (CWP‑6905‑2024 through CWP‑7399‑2024) were filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution seeking certiorari to quash an order dated 07‑12‑2023 (Annexure P‑14) passed by respondent No.6 and an order dated 23‑01‑2017 (Annexure P‑5) passed by respondent No.5.
  • The petitions were heard by Justice Suvir Sehgal, with counsel Ms. Paramjit Kaur Deol for the petitioner and State counsel presenting the position that the bank has an alternative remedy under Section 69 of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961.
  • The State argued that the order dated 07‑12‑2023 was issued by the Deputy Registrar following a High Court direction dated 03‑05‑2023, and therefore a revision petition is maintainable.

Final Outcome

  • The Court held that because the petitioner has a statutory remedy under the 1961 Act, the writ petition is not maintainable.
  • All the listed writ petitions are dismissed.
  • Liberty is granted to the petitioner to file a revision petition under Section 69 of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961.

Topics: Legal Remedy, Cooperative Banking, Court Proceedings