Writ petitions challenging an Inquiry Order under the Uttarakhand Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 for winding up societies were dismissed. The Court held Section 69 does not apply as Section 72(2) provides sufficient notice and hearing opportunity.
All writ petitions were dismissed with no interference warranted in the winding up proceedings.
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2026:UHC:2477
HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Writ Petition Misc. Single No. 789 of 2026
08 April, 2026
Virender Pokhriyal & another
--Petitioners
Versus
State Of Uttarakhand & others
--Respondents
With
Writ Petition Misc. Single No.799 of 2026
Rakesh Kukretri
--Petitioner
Versus
State Of Uttarakhand & others
--Respondents
Writ Petition Misc. Single No.800 of 2026
Pushpa Tyagi
Versus State Of Uttarakhand & others
--Petitioner
--Respondents
Presence:-
Mr. Shobhit Sahaira, learned counsel for the petitioner(s). Mr. Yogesh Pandey, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State.
Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J.
These writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners, who are members of a Primary Cooperative Society as well as members of the Central Cooperative Society, namely Doon Cooperative Stores Limited and Mahadev Avasiy Sahkari Samiti. The petitioners are aggrieved by the impugned order dated 17.03.2026, Annexure-11 to the petition, as well as the orders dated 01.01.2026 (annexure5 to the writ petition) and 05.01.2026 (annexure-6 to the writ
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petition), whereby the Additional Registrar, Cooperative Society, directed the ADCOs to conduct an inquiry under Section 66 of the Uttarakhand Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 (for short, “the Act, 2003”) for taking action for winding up against the primary society as well as the central society, namely Doon Cooperative Stores Limited and Mahadev Avasiy Sahkari Samiti.
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having perused the provisions of Section 69 of the Act, 2003, this Court is of the opinion that the inquiry is contemplated in an audit held under Section 64 of the Act, 2003, and not in a case where inquiry is being conducted for the purpose of winding up of the society.
(Pankaj Purohit, J.) 08.04.2026
AK
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether an inquiry under Section 66 of the Cooperative Societies Act, 2003 can be initiated for winding up proceedings despite the notification of an election programme.
Whether Section 69 of the Act guarantees an opportunity of hearing before winding up proceedings initiated under Section 72.
4 provisions across 1 enactments
Virender Pokhriyal & another
Rakesh Kukretri
Pushpa Tyagi
State Of Uttarakhand
Pankaj Purohit
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