Supreme Court of India

Satya Pal Anand v. State of M.P. & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 6 S.C.R. 1
Bench Anil R. Oave and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 6 May 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that for appointment of the Chairman and the Members of the Tribunal, the respondent-State is duty bound to keep in mind and follow the mandate of the Constitution c Bench judgment of this Court in R.Gandhi (supra).

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

M.P. State Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 - s.3 - Co­ operative Society -Appointment of Registrar uls.3 - Validity of s.3 - Challenged - Held: Most of the functions of the Registrar are in the sphere of administration and governance with few additional duties having quasi-judicial character - In such a situation and more particularly when a tribunal is constituted with all the trappings of a court, with power to hear appeals from the orders of the Registrar or his nominee, no o fault found with s.3 of the Act empowering the Government to appoint persons as Registrars, Joint Registrars,

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