1 2025:CGHC:16021 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1657 of 2025 1 - Ramnarayan Singh Jagate S/o Laxmi Prasad Jagate Aged About 62 Years R/o 13/1, Ward No. 2, Police Station And Post- Basantpur, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Cooperative Societies, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Registrar Cooperative Societies, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chhattisgarh Co Operative State Election Commission Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Assistant Registrar Cooperative Society, Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 5 - The Collector Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 6 - Shri Bhola Singh S/o Shri Bhagwat R/o Village- Mendhari, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Punit Ruparel, Advocate For State/Respondent/s : Mr. Praveen Das, Dy. Advocate General For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Venketesh Pandey, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. R.S, Marhas, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2025.05.09 19:22:07 +0530 2 Order on Board 04/04/2025 1. Heard Mr. Punit Ruparel, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Praveen Das, learned Dy. Advocate General for the State/respondent/s as well as Mr. Venketesh Pandey, Advocate appearing on behalf of Mr. R.S, Marhas, learned counsel for the respondent No.3. 2. The only relief that petitioner seeks for in the present writ petition is for appropriate direction to the respondent No.3 to take into consideration the request of the petitioner for taking necessary steps in conducting the election of the society in which the petitioner also is candidate for appointment as a President of Adim Jati Sewa Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Wadrafnagar, Registration No.1142, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj. 3. The limited prayer is not opposed by the State counsel. However, he submits that there does not seem to be any document to show that petitioner has approached respondent No.3 in this regard. However, petitioner submits that he has already approached respondent No.2 and 4 vide Annexure P/4. 4. In view of the same, the writ petition as of now stands disposed of directing the petitioner to approach respondent No.3 afresh by way of a fresh representation and respondent No.3 in turn shall duly consider the same and take necessary steps in accordance 3 with the provisions of Section 49(8) of the Co-operative Societies Act at the earliest preferably within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of the representation of the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the present writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Ravi Mandavi/Gopal