Supreme Court of India

Gurcharan Singh v. Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Himachal Pradesh and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 230
Bench Arijit Pasayat and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 15 September 2005

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, we feel it would be appropriate for the High Court to examine the question regarding the maintainability in the background of what has been stated in Pradeep Kumar's case (supra).

Judgment, page 3

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Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 12 and 226- "State "-Co-operative Society-Employee of- Termination of services of-Challenged in writ petition before High Court­ Writ petition dismissed by High Court for lack of jurisdiction as in its view Co-operative Society was not State within the meaning of Article 12-Held, it appears that the basic factual aspects were not placed before the High Court to determine the question whether the respondent-Society was "State" within the meaning of Article 12-It would be appropriate for the High Court to examine the question regarding the maintainability

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