BALWINDER SINGH Vs. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners by way of present petition have sought quashing of election programme, Annexure P.2 as well as undated notice, Annexure P.3 and subsequent election process which has taken place on the basis of illegal election programme and further seeking directions to the Board of Directors of Central Co-operative Bank, Gurdaspur to hold election in accordance with law.

(2.) THE facts leading to the filing of the present writ petition are that election programme by the Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jalandhar was approved on 21.2.2006 and 23.2.2006 was fixed as date for issuance of election programme to the member Societies of Gurdaspur Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Bank). The case of the petitioners is that this election programme is alleged to have been sent under the certificate of posting which, in fact, was not sent. It is further the case of the petitioners that it was impossible to write down 2000 addresses and then affix the stamps and post them. According to the petitioners, the process adopted was not in accordance with law as service under the certificate of posting cannot be said to be service in the eye of law. The election programme as circulated has been attached as Annexure P.2 with the present writ petition which is reproduced below for ready reference :

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