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The Special Officer v. The Principal District Judge

Madras HC1 Dec 2025WP/22096/2014

Case brief

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What is this about?

Maintainability of writ petition against Co-operative Tribunal order; conversion of writ petition to civil revision under Article 227; certiorari under Article 226; Co-operative Tribunal appeal C.T.A.; Principal District Judge Vellore; Santhampakkam Primary Agriculture Co-operative Loan Society; E.S. Sundara Mahalingam 2020 (1) CWC 417 relied on.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition converted into a Civil Revision Petition by the Registry; petitioner to file amended grounds of revision within two weeks. ¶23

The Special Officer Vs The Principal District Judge — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.No.22096 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 01.12.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

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W.P.No.22096 of 2014 & M.P.No.1 of 2014

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The Special Officer, Santhampakkam Primary Agriculture Co-operative Loan Society, Santhampakkam, Vellore. ... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The Principal District Judge, Vellore, Vellore District.

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2.The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

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Vellore.

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3.E.Murugesan ... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Certiorari calling for the records in C.T.A.No.5/2010 dated 06.06.2013 on the file of the first respondent herein and quash the same.

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For Petitioner :Mr.K.Rathinavel for Mr.R.Ramesh

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For Respondent 2:Mr.M.Muthusamy Government Advocate

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.22096 of 2014

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ORDER

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The petitioner challenges the order passed in C.T.A. No.5 of 2010 dated 06.06.2013 passed by the learned Principal District Judge, Vellore.

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A Division Bench of this Court in the case of E.S.Sundara

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Mahalingam v. Special Tribunal for Co-operative cases, 2020 (1)

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CWC 417 has held that writ petitions are not maintainable against the orders of Co-operative Tribunals and that the remedy is by way of a civil revision invoking Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

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