Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109202 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15719 of 2025 Petitioner :- Committee Of Management, Anjuman Islamia And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deepak Kumar,Prabhakar Awasthi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ramendra Pratap Singh Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking issuance for direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 08.04.2025 passed by Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Varanasi (Respondent no. 2) It is further prayed that a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus be issued to respondent no. 2 to approve the petitioners' Committee of Management in terms of Section 4 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860. 2. Sri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that while passing the impugned order, respondent no. 2 has travelled beyond his jurisdiction. It is submitted that respondent no. 2 has no power to adjudicate the dispute regarding recognition of the rival factions of the Society. 3. It is submitted that powers under Section 3-A of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) with respondent no. 2 is limited only to look into the relevant papers for recognizing the society, but while passing the impugned order he decided the issue of recognition. Respondent no. 2 has exercised his power under Section 4 of the Act and rejected the claim of the petitioners as to the contrary to the mandate of Section 3A of the Act. 4. It is also submitted that the renewal of Society is for welfare of Society as same does not confer right in favour of any factions to have seal and authority over the affairs of Society as the said adjudication are necessarily has to made under Section 4 of the Act. 5. Per contra, Mr. Ramendra Pratap Singh appearing on behalf of respondent no. 3 has submitted that while passing of the impugned order, respondent no 3 has only adjudicated under the mandate of Section 3 of the Act. It is submitted that since documents which were submitted by the petitioners was not found appropriate, therefore, for the purpose of recognizing the Society, Respondent no. 2 has rejected the document or did not rely on the document submitted by the petitioner. It is further submitted that there are no force in the argument of the petitioner that Respondent no. 2 has travelled beyond jurisdiction and also there is no force in the argument that while deciding the renewal of the recognition of the Society, Respondent no. 2 has recognized different faction of the Society and rejected other faction. It is also submitted that it is agreement with the provision of the statute and this dispute can only be adjudicated under Section 4 of the Act. 6. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the respondents, perused the contents made in the writ petition as well as the material on record. For ready reference the relevant portion of the impugned order is reproduced hereinto below. " अगगतर शश ररययजजदशन एवव शश ससरयजजदशन खख ददनन वयककयन दयरय सवयव कद सकग टरश दशकतग हहए सवसथय कय नवशनशकरण ककयग जयनग कय अनजरदध ककयय गयय हह। शश ससरयजजदशन खयख दयरय सवसथय सग समबननधत समसत ममल अकभलगख पसतजत ककयग गयग, सजनसग यह पतशत हदतय हह कक शश जयफर हहसहन कवसधमयनय पबनधक दयरय सवसथय सग समबननधत अकभलगख कमशश मजसतयक अहमद सदर एवव शश ससरयजजदशन खख सगकग टरश कद हसतगत करययय गयय थय। सवसथय कग कपछलग नवशनशकरण कदनयवक 07-07-1999 कय ममल पमयण पत भश शश ससरयजजदशन खयख दयरय पसतजत ककयय गयय हह तथय पमवर कवसधमयनय सगकग टरश सव० जयफर हहसहन कक कमगटश कग कई वयककयन दयरय इसकक पजकष भश कक गयश हह। वहह दमसरश ओर शश ररययजजदशन खयख दयरय सवयव कद कदनयवक 16-09-1999 कद सदसय बनययय जयनय दशयरतग हह ककनतज इस पकयर कक कदई कययरवयहश पतयवलश मम सवलग नहश पययश गयश और न हश शश ररययजजदशन दयरय सवसथय एवव अपनश सदसयतय सग समबननधत कदई अकभलगख अथवय सयकय पसतजत ककयय गयय। शश ररययजजदशन दयरय ऐसय कदई भश सयकय अथवय पमयण पसतजत नहह ककयय जय सकय सजससग इनकग दयरय ककयग गयग- कथनन कक पजकष कक जय सकग । उपरदक कववगकचत पररनसथकतयन एवव सयकयन कग दकषगत शश ररययजजदशन दयरय पसतजत नवशनशकरण आवगदन ठदस सयकय एवव पमयण कग अभयव मम कनरसत ककयग जयनग यदगय हह। अतश कनरसत ककयय जयतय हह तथय शश ससरयजजदशन खख दयरय पसतजत पपतन कग आधयर पर सद०रसज०एकट 1860 कक धयरय-3 ए, कग अनतगरत सवसथय कय नवशनशकरण ककयग जयनग कग आदगश कदयग जयतग हह। ( मवगलगश ससवह पयलशवयल) सहययक रसजसटटयर वयरयणसश" 7. After perusal of the aforesaid portion of the impugned order, it is required that whatever observations made by Respondent no 2 rejecting the documents of the petitioners while deciding the application under Section 3-A of the Act does not effect recognition of any faction of the Society. The said rejection of the documents only pertains to look that the said documents were not adequate for the purpose of deciding the application under Section 3-A of the Act for renewal of the recognition of the Society. 8. Whatever dispute raised herein by the parties regarding recognition of the Society shall be adjudicated under the relevant provisions of the statute by the competent authority at the right stage. The parties has liberty to approach the competent authority to resolve the dispute at his end. In view of the aforesaid clarifications, I do not find any reason to keep the matter pending. 9. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed off. Order Date :- 9.7.2025 S.K.S. (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad