GURNAM SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner, who was working as a Secretary in the Sehjomajra Cooperative Agricultural Service Society Limited, Sehjomajra, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana - respondent No.5 (hereinafter referred to as 'the respondent Society'), has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the Award dated 21.9.2004 (Annexure P-3), passed by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Samrala, District Ludhiana (respondent No.4 herein), whereby on an arbitration claim petition under Sections 55 and 56 of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), the respondent Society was permitted to recover the sum of Rs. 2,50,000/- along with interest from the petitioner. The petitioner has also sought for quashing of the orders dated 3.5.2005 (Annexure P-4) and 4.10.2006 (Annexure P-6), passed by the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ludhiana (respondent No.3 herein) and the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Punjab, Chandigarh (respondent No.2 herein), respectively, whereby the appeal and revision filed by the petitioner against the aforesaid award dated 21.9.2004 were dismissed.

(2.) The petitioner has impugned the aforesaid orders on the following two grounds :

(3.) We have heard counsel for the parties and have gone through the impugned orders as well as the writ petition and the separate written statements filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4, the respondent Society and respondent No.6.