M.A. QURESHI Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner against the respondents on 10-4-2002 with the prayer that by appropriate writ, order or direction, the order dated 3-4-2002 (Annexure 6) passed by the respondent No. 2 Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway Bikaner by which all officers and Sr. Subordinate/Subordinate of Bikaner Division were informed that primary membership of the petitioner has been ceased by the President, Uttariya Railway Mazdoor Union (for short "URMU") and thus, he lost all Union's portfolios automatically including the post of Branch Secretary of Bikaner Main Branch of URMU and order Annexure 7 dated 4-4-2002 passed by the respondent No. 1 General Manager by which on ceasing of primary membership of the petitioner, the respondent No. 8 Ravindra Pareek was appointed to act as the Branch Secretary of Bikaner Main Branch of URMU till proper elections were held, be quashed and set aside.

(2.) The case of the petitioner as put forward by him in this writ petition is as follows :-

(3.) I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents and gone through the materials available on record.