1 2025:CGHC:12234 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1368 of 2025 1 - Mangluram Lahre S/o Pardeshi Lahre, Aged About 45 Years Proposed President Of Maa Bhadrakali Machuva Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Tushma, R/o Village Tushma, Gram Panchayat Tushma, Development Block Navagarh, District- Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Fisheries, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Assistant Director, Department Of Fisheries, District Janjgir- Champa,chhattisgarh. 3 - Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Deputy Commissioner, Cooperative Societies, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Collector, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Navagarh, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Nupoor Sonkar, PL RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.03.12 17:48:50 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 12/03/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner who is a President of Maa Bhadrakali Machuva Sahkar Samiti Maryadit, is seeking a direction towards the respondents’ authority for registration of petitioner’s society under the Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act, 1960’). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had submitted an application for registration of society under the Act, 1960 after obtaining No Objection Certificate from the Gram Panchayat on 13/09/2023. Even recommendations were also made by the Assistant Director, Fisheries Department but no steps or decision has been taken by respondent No. 3 & 5 on the application of the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the State/respondent would submit that if the registration application of the petitioner is still pending before the Authority, the same shall be considered in accordance with law within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the pleadings made in the writ petition, the application filed by the petitioner for registration of the Society under the Act, 1960 and subsequent representations made on 12/02/2025 & 28/02/2025. 5. In view of the pleadings as well as the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 3 & 5 to consider the pending application of 3 the petitioner for registration of society under the Act, 1960 and decide the same within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order, in accordance with law. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul