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The Registrar of Cooperative Societies v. P Manjula

Madras HC17 Feb 2026WMP(MD)/21829/2025

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What is this about?

Keywords: vacate interim order; status quo order dated 01.08.2025; WMP(MD) No.16313 of 2025; WP(MD) No.21090 of 2025; transfer of Secretary of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society; common cadre employee; Common Cadre Authority; B Class Society; Registrar/Joint Registrar/Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies; Ramanathapuram; writ petition not admitted; listed for admission; Article 226; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.

What did the court decide?

The interim status quo order granted on 01.08.2025 is vacated and the Writ Miscellaneous Petition is allowed; since the main writ petition is not even admitted, it is to be listed for admission. ¶45

The Registrar of Cooperative Societies Vs P Manjula — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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WMP(MD) No.21829 of 2025 in W.P(MD)No.21090 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 17.02.2026

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI

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WMP(MD) No.21829 of 2025 in WP(MD) No.21090 of 2025

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1.The Registrar of Cooperative Societies,

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Office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, No.170, N.V.Natarajan Maligai, E.V.R.High Road,

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Kilpauk,

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Chennai – 600 010.

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2.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies/

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Common Cadre Authority,

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Office of the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

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Ramanathapuram,

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Ramanathapuram District.

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3.The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Office of the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Ramanathapuram,

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Ramanathapuram District. ... Petitioners

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P Manjula,

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Secretary, Q.1273, Pirappanvalasai Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society, Pirappanvalasai,

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Ramanathapuram District.

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

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WMP(MD) No.21829 of 2025 in W.P(MD)No.21090 of 2025

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2.The Administrator,

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Q.1273, Pirappanvalasai Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society,

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Pirappanvalasai, Ramanathapuram District. ...Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Miscellaneous Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to vacate the status quo order granted by this Court in WMP(MD) No.16313 of 2025 in WP(MD) No.21090 of 2025, dated 01.08.2025.

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For Petitioner : Mr.C.Venkatesh Kumar Special Government Pleader For R1 : No appearance

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O R D E R

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The order of transfer of the writ petitioner/ the Secretary

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of the Q.1273, Pirappanvalasai Primary Agricultural Cooperative

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Credit Society, Ramanathapuram is under challenge in the main writ petition.

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When the writ petition was taken up for hearing on

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01.08.2025, the learned Additional Government Pleader sought time

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WMP(MD) No.21829 of 2025 in W.P(MD)No.21090 of 2025

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to get instructions and therefore this matter was adjourned to

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06.08.2025, under the caption for admission and also an order of

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status quo has been granted. Thereafter, the writ petition was not listed for hearing.

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3.Since this Court has granted an order of status quo , the respondents in the writ petition have filed a counter affidavit and also an application to vacate the interim order granted by this Court and the same is listed today. There is no representation for the writ petitioner.

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4.The learned counsel appearing for the vacate stay petitioner submits that the writ petitioner is a common cadre employee and he has been transferred from B Class Society to another B class Society and that too by a Common Cadre Authority.

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5.This Court is satisfied with the reply of the vacate stay

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petitioner and accordingly, the interim order granted by this Court is vacated. This Writ Miscellaneous Petition is allowed.

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WMP(MD) No.21829 of 2025 in W.P(MD)No.21090 of 2025

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6.Since the writ petition is not even admitted, list the