Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print SCA/9587/2008 2/ 2 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 9587 of 2008 ================================================= CHANCHALBEN CHIMANLAL JAIN AND ANOTHER Versus L R PATHAN - ARBITRATOR AND OTHERS ================================================= Appearance : MR MITUL K SHELAT for the Petitioners MR SI NANAVATI, SENIOR ADVOCATE with MS ANUJA NANAVATI for MRS VD NANAVATI for Respondent No.2 ================================================= CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RAVI R.TRIPATHI Date : 24/07/2008 ORAL ORDER
1. Heard Mr.Mitul
K.Shelat, learned advocate for the petitioners.
The learned advocate
for the petitioners moves draft amendment. The same is allowed.
2. The learned for the
petitioners invited attention of the Court to provisions of
Sub-section (6) of Section 126 of the Multi State Cooperative
Societies Act, 2002. The learned advocate submitted that in view of
that specific provision, proceedings pending before the Board of
Nominees, Surat, which were then transferred to Valsad, could not
have been sent to the Arbitrator. Besides, it is the case of the
petitioner that the petitioner was never informed about such transfer
by any authority.
It is also the case
of the petitioners that the Arbitrator, after being in charge of the
proceedings, did not inform the petitioner except a notice which was
issued on 24.12.2005 at the old address, where the petitioner is not
residing for the last five years.
3. The learned
advocate for the petitioners submitted that without any public
advertisement, the Arbitrator has thought it fit to sell the plant
and machinery of the company to one Shah Traders, who is joined as
respondent No.8 by the draft amendment.
4. The learned
advocate for the petitioners submitted that the petitioner apprehends
that if the Arbitrator is not restrained from proceeding further with
the proceedings, he is likely to sell off other properties of
petitioner No.2 company.
5. On a clear
understanding that if any of the aforesaid averments are found to be
untrue, the petition will be liable to be dismissed with exemplary
cost of Rs.15,000/0 (Rupees Fifteen Thousand Only), NOTICE
returnable on 31.07.2008. Ms.Anuja Nanavati, learned
advocate, waives service of notice on behalf of respondent No.2.
Interim relief
in terms of paragraph No.9 E and EE till then.
Direct service
is permitted for rest of the respondents.
(RAVI
R.TRIPATHI, J.)
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