SURESH CHANDRA Vs. REGISTRAR, CO

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The fate of this writ petition hinges on the reply to the question as to whether the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, U.P. Lucknow can appoint himself by name as Administrator of a Co-operative Society.

(2.) Sec. 29 of the U.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 (hereinafter called as the Act) reads as under:-

(3.) Before dealing with the question, the factual matrix as set out in the writ petition, needs to be elucidated in brief.