Supreme Court of India

Satish Chandra v. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Delhi.

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Reported as [1994] 3 S.C.R. 618
Bench K. Ramaswamy and N. Venkatachala JJ.
Decided 21 April 1994

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the writ petition is not maintainable.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 : S.11--Constructive res judicata-Ex­ pulsion of members from cooperative housing society--fleld, omission to challenge the resolution of expulsion in writ petition before High Court operates as constructive res judicata-Writ petition under Art. 32 thereafter not maintainable-De/hi Cooperative Housing Societies Act 1972. Constitution of India-Articles 32 & 22(r-Maintainability of Writ Peti­ tion-Held, memhership of cooperative society is a right under a statute and not a fundamental right-Supreme Court does not encourage bypassing statutory remedy or remedy under

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