1 CGHC010274642021 2026:CGHC:37700 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4414 of 2021 Bachhumal Methani S/o Chatumal Methani Aged About 75 Years Ex President Present Director, Adarsh Sindhu Nagar Grih Nirman Cooperative Society Ltd. Jagdalpur R/o Pratapgarjpara, Jagdalpur District Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Cooperative Societies, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Registrar Cooperative Societies, Chhattisgarh, Block 3, 2nd And 3rd Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies, Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh, 4 - Navratan Jalota S/o Chamanlal Jalota, President Sindhu Nagar Grih Nirman Cooperative Society Jagdalpur, R/o Dharampura, Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Varun Sharma, Advocate. For respondent/State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, G.A. For respondent No.3 : Shri Anand Kumar Pandey, Advocate appears on behalf of Shri Bhupendra Singh, Advocate. For respondent No.4 : Shri Shivendra Kumar, Advocate appears on behalf of Shri M.D. Sharma, Advocate. GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2026.08.25 11:02:53 +0530 2 SB: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 21/08/2026 1. During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submitted that the initial challenge was of preparation of the voter list in the year 2015 and the appeal against the rejection of their claim was filed before the Registrar Cooperative Societies, Chhattisgarh in the year 2017. During pendency of that appeal, the tenure of the elected body came to an end and taking note of that fact therein one of the ground, the Registrar Cooperative Societies has dismissed the appeal as having been rendered infructuous. He however submits that after 2021 in the year 2022 fresh voter list have been prepared considering the voter list of 2015. He submits that in the facts of the case, he may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to challenge the new voter list prepared by the authorities in the year 2022. 2. The submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner is not opposed by learned counsel for the respective parties. 3. On due consideration of submission of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge gouri