{"id":186004,"date":"2009-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-s-t-somashekhar-vs-the-chief-secretary-on-6-july-2009"},"modified":"2019-03-12T10:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T05:02:59","slug":"sri-s-t-somashekhar-vs-the-chief-secretary-on-6-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-s-t-somashekhar-vs-the-chief-secretary-on-6-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sri S T Somashekhar vs The Chief Secretary on 6 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri S T Somashekhar vs The Chief Secretary on 6 July, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Anand Byrareddy<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT 01: KARNATAKA AT   \n\nDATED THIS THE om am :32:    \n f   \nTHE HONBLB MR. 'AIfI\ufb01;N'D_\nWRIT PETITION {G344R}:s>\nw.P.No.379@;2gq\u00a7%%% %%A   \nBETWEEN;   %  %\n\nSIi.S.T.i3_uma3hVe\u00a7i\";:\u00a3?'V-._ * _  ..\nAged about 49 ye\ufb01i\ufb01g If V. 9 \nSfuiaic A.Thifnme' G\u00a3v{v\ufb01a,._\"_.'*\nPresident \" , '   '\n\n , ' I~:arna'iaigzi'Su1tc Ct}-zzpgralixra\n\n\" ;_  HQtiS\u00a7.*1g \"Fed\u00e9r:;tie:2 Ltd.,\n N4;.r[3,\u00bb Dcsaka.r{\"\u00a3\\:Ii1dhava Ran; R9ad\u00a7\n\nBasaf-sza\ufb01avguc\ufb01,  V V \nBaagaim-s<3<30o\u00e9. ..PETITIONER.\n\n  ' (By Shr\u00a7. \u00a2;:.V.Nagesh, and K.Sum:+.u; Advumias)\n\nu-'Haw-vvh\ufb02ymuunx\n\n .   Chief Secretary?\n\nGovernment sf Kamataka,\nVidhana Suudha,\nBangaisre--560 981.\n\n\n\n'['\\.J\n\nThe: Secretary,"\n\nHome Department\nGuvt:mmt:nl0fKarna1aka,\n\nVidhana Seudha,\n\nBaz:galm*e--1.  _\n\n\u00a7.&J\n\nThe Rsgislrar sf Cu-upcrathxe Se.)c;is;tit:i_\u00e9\u00a7,T ~ \nIn Kamataka, :  \nAli A.-ska: Road,\n\nBanga}re--i.\n\n4. The Dirculor Genera? f}'L>li5g:c,  \u00bb ,. \"  \nCorpse of Detectives, \"   \nCarlton Homage,\u00bb  V\nPalace        \nBangaiurge.----Vl\"~.\u00bb.'  'V     :1' . ..RE'SPUNDENTS\n\n(By Shrip'  .f:5BaS$L\u00a3'\u00a3\ufb01\"\"\u00e9\u00a3_}i; 't'3\u00a7j'xsr;:=nmcnl Plcazier )\n A \"  $#:k$$'\n\nA :{'T11i\u00a5:i Wfii P;:VtEEi(3:3 is filed under Artie-Itzs 226 and 227 uf the\n.'C;0nst\u00a3:1;ti:3n~.'sff. India praying to quash the Gznvernment Order\n\n  by the I62? I ,E, Annsxurcwivi. 8:, \u00a3318.,\n\nW;P.1_f_\u00a79;\n\n_  \u00a7\u00a7._\u00a5'i[.'S;T.S0mashukar\n V' Aged about 49 yea:'s\u00a7\n '\"Sfu.Lai\u00ab: A.Thimm:~: Guwcia,\nV' President\n\nB\u00a7xara\u00a3h Housing Cu-opcrat\u00e9vc\n\nSociety\n2\n\n\n\nNeal, 2nd Fluur,\n\nBharath Housing Cowperative\n\nSuciuiy Layuul,\n\nBannerghaxta Road, 1 v A_  .g  . V  \nBangalure:---56{} C976.    \n\n(By Shri.C.V.Nagr.:sh, and     \nAND: kk %\n\n1.<\/pre>\n
 The ChicfSe:crc\u00a3ary, _  ;\n<\/p>\n
Government of.Kamata,ka;_  ‘
\nVidhana   j
\nBangalorejw\ufb01-6:0  .,     <\/p>\n
2. T}2E3V5.\\Z;”\u20ac:”5gI’t\u00a7\\’:\u00a3i.f::;’y’, ‘
\nHeme Departi::xcn\u00bbt’=  _
\nGovernment of
\nVidhani1LSoudh3,_  <\/p>\n
B2;ng.a\u00a7urc\u00a51  ‘ V *<\/p>\n
 3, The f\u00e9l\u00e9gi\u00e9irgzr af iii\ufb01bpcra\ufb01vc Saciciics,
\n ._ “Ali Asia: llim\u00e9t<\/p>\n
X B3nga1<ifa&\u00a5}% <\/p>\n
   The :)i'rt:::l13r Genera} sf Polices,<\/p>\n
" ={.7ig3rpS;\u00e9 af Detectives,<\/p>\n
V' * .C.\u00a7\u00a3'r3lon Hones?\n<\/p>\n
  Falace Road,<\/p>\n
 B2mgalort:-1 . ..RES?’GNDENTS<\/p>\n
VV (By Shri. H.K.Ba>.:avamj, Govemmani ?le:2z<\u00a7::r for RGSp\u00a3.)}}1.\u00a7t$IlE:"l<\/p>\n
it} Rt:spundcxz\u00a3~4, )<\/p>\n
8<\/span><\/p>\n
4<\/span>
\nThis W’rilPcti1i<m is {\ufb02ed under Ariicitss 226 and  of {ha
\nConstitution of India praying to quash the Gevernmgxzt Order
\nLiaicd 27-4.2007, issued by {hrs R42, i.c:., Anncxur$-F:.M&;'\u00a2:lC;; . '2 V.<\/p>\n
Th\ufb01s 'Writ Pesiitien owning on fur I'ItS'dlj!\ufb02I!g"'~(V1\u00a7i\u00a3f?"  <\/p>\n
Court made the following: -    M _\nJl}DG$'\u00ab1TB__\u00a7:'_1:..3  \"     A\n\nThtrlz-:1: pclitiutm am  lilgcls\u00e9 33%?\n\n<\/pre>\n
similar and the impugncsgi @.3if\u00a3:a:LL.cd.\u00a7:g\u00e91i~z:.st..ii;c pciiliuncr<\/p>\n
in both the cases.\n<\/p>\n
  furagzifd\u00bb in the petition are that the
\npe!_iiiunr r* plaims  A: lV3\u00ab: ‘Lh\u00a7”‘Vice~Prcsid::nl of the National C-0-<\/p>\n
opers:\u00a7\u00a3ivnLAI”Iu\u00e9iVsEzv:g’E3\u00e9dcf’aii{\u00a7n, New Delhi and also the President of<\/p>\n
 .__Sta\u00a3e: Cu-upcratiw Housing Ftsdesrmiun and apari<\/p>\n
 $_.l’IiS,. h\u20ac7.’\u00ab_  several uihtzr posiiions, suuh as Lbs Dircciur of<\/p>\n
V –V Bhzf\ufb01z\ufb01l Ctxwopcrdtivc Sucictyg Bharaih Eciucaiiun Suuiciy<\/p>\n
V’ runs a business in the name and 313\/\u00a36 of M53 Shaka?<\/p>\n
‘   He is the: Prcsideizi uf Bharatih Sesva D26 and ciaims to<\/p>\n
u  3 member cf the: CL;+r:grc:;s–I puliticai party. On acaxmni. (sf the;<\/p>\n
varied aciivitics of the pciiiiuner, certain persuns being illdixpased<\/p>\n
\u20ac<\/p>\n
5<\/span>
\n[awards {he petitioner, had suugial to initiate: pnnzctzdings under the<\/p>\n
Kamalaka Cu-\u00aboperative Smsiclics ACl,1959? ailcging intzggiarities<\/p>\n
and acts of miswfeasancc and malwfeasancc and ii is 111::<\/p>\n
instance of such individuals than lhc: Registrar   <\/p>\n
Suuieiitzs had issued 21 nuiicc under sitgciiuri 3?.)”:,)f’ii;i1–c:__.VC:.3\u00a7~;.>;;it\u00a71fa\u00a73\u00abvc <\/p>\n
Sm:-ictics Act, 1959, as an 3i.?*.1.\u00a798,  S0ciV\u00a7:{}g.A’w}i3i;:’h <\/p>\n
petitioner was {he President, ha\\IiI;ugV\u00ab.x1%\u00a2plVicd “[0 s,1{;e’ Esaigifgshuwwcausc<\/p>\n
notice, prm:-ccdings wc:19e'<–  \u00a2:5rd__t':r, dated 10.3.1999,<\/p>\n
ammpl\ufb01zg ihc  by the Smitty.\n<\/p>\n
1%. fuzjihcr  {hm certain individuals who were<\/p>\n
  ini:j\ufb01\u00a7’:2:a\u00a7lj,? L\u00a7i:spt\u00a7\u00a3s\u20ac<i.,__\u00a3;:gwards \u00a3he. pciiliuncr had made a furihcr<\/p>\n
 L'r~;:;'ire:s;:1:.i;iii\u20ac,in'ia {he Guvcmmcni and on the basis uf [hose<\/p>\n
:\u00bb..:'Ei:~,:__f_.'f..\u00e9:\u00a3;\u00a7<;=v:fs','v'L:%'.\u00a7f;'\u00ab.=;..T::Guvcmmcni had passcd an iifd\ufb02f dated 27.4.2367,<\/p>\n
 ~.dir::clii:.g__ 1\u00a3hr:: Corpx 0? Dclcciiveas (hereina\ufb01er refzzrred [:3 as 'the<\/p>\n
  fur brevity) to hoid an enquiry against the petitioner in<\/p>\n
   4.3? this: alicgaiiexns which were enquired \ufb01ziu by the<\/p>\n
Rcgistrzzr of Co-upcrativc Suuicslias culminaiing in an urder daicd<\/p>\n
10.3.1999. The Rcgisirax of Cu-upcrafge Societies. in mm, had<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
issued yet another nuiiec dated 28.4.2307 initiating, _4prV\u00a73e:\u00a7\u00bb:edi11gs<\/p>\n
under Section 64, which has cumpciicd 31:: kg<\/p>\n
{ha same and it is in this backgmunr3~{h.a’i&   L. <\/p>\n
Iiicd. A<\/p>\n
3. Shri C.V,Nagcsh,   sjfur
\nprcliiiuner xvouid   dated
\n27.4.2007 is wingmu:   of law. The:<\/p>\n
\nGuvsrnmcnl   an enquiry was\nnot in    !hcVC<.1rps of Dckec\ufb01vcs being\n\n<\/pre>\n
an arm of Police ~D\u00e9;;\u00a311’\u00a7nien\u00a3 can be gaivanizcd inio aciiml only<\/p>\n
 ,__al  i\ufb01\u00e9lauuu  ‘ih..r.:..}napeL:lur Gcncyal of Puiie.-3 or {he Stair:<\/p>\n
  Gu\u00a7}6mi12.\u00a2;_:i2i; ‘\u00a5:1\u00a7_1V}}{if them: was a criminal east: registered in the \ufb01rsi<\/p>\n
insiggixcc  ii is in pmsuanuc of a. criminai cast: having been<\/p>\n
V’~\u00bb.rcgix\u00a3ci1:~;iA’1’ihat any inwssligaiiun c:-uuid be carrieci cut and in aid of<\/p>\n
 Igziishjnvcsiigaiiun, {he services 0.? COD maid have burst:<\/p>\n
  …:”:5quisiIioncd. And furthcr, even if {his uircumstanuc Wttf\ufb02 prustmt,<\/p>\n
V the COD weuid submit its repuri in terms 1:? Scuiiun 173 Lu” {he<\/p>\n
Codtz: sf Cgim\u00e9nai Pruc<:dar:;g 19'?3 unify bcfurc ihr: cumpcteni \u00a7::):,sfi<\/p>\n
Z<\/p>\n
uf the Magistrait: and any such rcpurl couid nul4,V}\u00a7aff'\u00e9._V_busn
\nsubmiitcsd in the: Guvcmmtmt and the Government{${\u00a7\ufb01i{\u00a7 :;1:\u00a2_\u00a7\u00a3 i-ha}-'Q<\/p>\n
pursued the matter furihtzr on the basig ufbgsuch  4'<\/p>\n
It is further conleindtzd' \ufb02hai i\ufb01sufar a.sj="{\u00a7x:: ;$r0\u00a3ii\u00a7:e:'\u00a3i\u00a7ng;:\u00ab;,<\/p>\n
iniliaiczd by the Registrar of C0-{$'fIst?" f&\u00a7i}'\u20ac\u00a7  \ufb01gldm scsciion
\n64 is cuncemcd, i\u00a3 is pu:9:-;22._:..1}z':l_ {:;\u00a7_ Eh;  to iht: said nu\ufb01ce,<\/p>\n
ihai the pnztrccdizzgzf; ha}-.'<:' "E*:e*{t.f:I:   Cuunsci fur Lhc<\/p>\n
p\ufb01\u00a7i\u00a7i0I1\u20ac3I';mi\u00a5'{:!(:E1\u00ab'.,{ :;\u00a3,i\u00a7f2i;'xii"~.\u00abVV'i.?'1al \u00a7i"{:t\u00a7fli\ufb01t:d copy inso\ufb01ar as this
\nprtwecdiiag\ufb01  by the Registrar would be \ufb01kzd<\/p>\n
in due _cour:\u00a7\u00a3i' *.3\u00a7i\u00a3h..ihc.".p\u00e9fi.nissiun vi' the Camrl. It is therefore<\/p>\n
.  \u00a3ii'a:.I,\u00ab_ the fif\u00e9iinatr in which the Siam Gmrctnmcni has<\/p>\n
I  picttzm, by directing an enquiry 10 be hcfd and<\/p>\n
haviisg r\ufb01ceiwxj\u00e9d this rcspurl frum {he COD , is 110: {he pmccdurv:<\/p>\n
u . c:4;mE;:mp\u00a7I:;1lcd in km awn if the: aHcga.lium~; mad: against the<\/p>\n
—  ;’5u\u00a7Ei\u00bbii{}ncr uuns\ufb01laic a cugnizable e:3fI’cm.:m in rcspcci of whiuh<\/p>\n
” h\ufb01fiiziinal proceedings cuuid have been iniiiaied and Ehzmziiare, the<\/p>\n
Cuunsczi wuuid submit that (hr: aciiem sf Ehc; Guwrnnzcni and its<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
8<\/span>
\ninsirumcnialilics is without jurisciicliun and highly irreguiar which<\/p>\n
would rcquirc to be quashed by this cuuri.\n<\/p>\n
4. In the conntacicrd wrii gxctiiiun, in a simiiar _.:s:-.tqt:.g:%z;-cs: ui”<\/p>\n
events, ii is zsiatcd that the Bzmgaiurc Mck0;}\ufb01i–ii:\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7<\/p>\n
Dcwlupmcnl Autiluxily had issued :1:noii.\ufb01’ca\u00a7’.i{\u00a7fiv:’iaei\u00a7:i;E\u00a5i}\u00a7c\u00a7_igg’L’ . <\/p>\n
conversion 1)? agricuiiural lands. in n\u00e9nuag\ufb01\u00e9uiitiral \u00a3136′. if;.:3a$p\u00a2:\u00a2i<\/p>\n
uf agricuilural lands, on which \u00a3i1.\u00a2; ‘;,\u00bb\u00a2;l3’iio.::r:r. was:’v\u00a7sc\u00e93;if1g ix; <\/p>\n
out dcveiGpzTm\u00a7\ufb01:LaI \u00e9igiae\ufb01lgnis  the agumsy L}? a dttvclogcr.<\/p>\n
Tht: 5ui1ii\u00a2Rt:g\u00a7SEr21:r’ Souieiics had thcrcfurc issumi<\/p>\n
a nuiiuc    Fcticlaiion to furnish ezxpianaliun<\/p>\n
 \u00b0’rt:g:\u00a7;r&i!ig=ih\u00a5:..pro\ufb01\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00e9ii”fay-13u\u00a3 works and the ia;-Mztui pian sf [he<\/p>\n
A*F\u00a3:ciet”J’i2:\u00a7fr; “TI{:v_Rcgi:s\u00a7rar of Sociwiiczs, in tum, \ufb01at! also issaed a<\/p>\n
s.;n\u00a7i:a;~  gated 3.5.2007? its {ha Fcdcraiiuzz? of which Eh:<\/p>\n
 kstzi\u00e9i\ufb01oner’ “was the L\ufb02iuc-bcarci” had given :1 dclaiiczi reply as on<\/p>\n
  and fuiiuwcd through xvii}: 3 furiixer rcpiy daieci<\/p>\n
T   .5-2Gf37. The pciiiioner had 33:50 cha\ufb01engcd ii}:-: gait} pmcccdings<\/p>\n
irsiiiaietd by way uf a writ pctiiiun before ihis. war! in an eariier<\/p>\n
\u00e9<\/p>\n
wrii miitiun in W’? 8383f2v’307 in mspeci of the:  <\/p>\n
the COD at the instance uf the rcspo1:.(_h:ni\u00a7S\u00a3ab:..V   j. z<\/p>\n
ihai lhe action uf the: State Guvmnm\u00e9ni  <\/p>\n
pctiiiontar in his capacity as 2; to? .L11ejF\u00e9;\u00a7\u00e9fa\u00a3fua1 and<\/p>\n
the Sociciy dratwing the   xa.fr\u00e9.\u00a2s without<\/p>\n
jurisdiction and highly  ‘ir9tg_\u00a7gt\u00a7i;;zrlf’  __\u00a7I”h–:i.’.f.}\u00a7\u00a3\u00a3>ccudings haying<\/p>\n
\ufb01ulmi\ufb02\ufb02i\ufb01d i\ufb01 _l.}?’~i \u00ab:_c\u00a71mp\u00a7;%Ecr:\u00bbE’ the Co-uperaiive<\/p>\n
Suciciic:-: Auli’hax_}.iag’vL Sam’;  rt:-opened unify at the
\ninsianesc of \u00a3h:v:” S\u00a7.:e.1_\u00a7\u00e9’\u00ab(3tn\u00a7\u00e91v1n1r:r:i and certain oihcr pursuing<\/p>\n
inimiuaiiy  \u00a3:$4w’arei:\u00a7;ihc pciitiuner, who have, in ihazi,<\/p>\n
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V__\u00a3h::1}t’:\u00a3\u00a5.1rfs, ..:;?t\u00a7\u00a3:\u00a7(s;._i\ufb01v{c:r\u00a3’t~:r::ncc: of this mzzri-<\/p>\n
A   \ufb01\ufb01a\ufb01cmmml Wtsader wuuid scazzk to dc-fend Ike aciim:<\/p>\n
”  ‘–:.;2:f’!AIr2r;S\u00a5.2z1\u00a3z:\u00ab– Guvcmmmi on 61:: contention that the peiiiionef and<\/p>\n
 h_i’3″-\ufb01mizies I-:tI’\u20ac’ gaiiiy of having amassed huge waafih in {bat name<\/p>\n
u\u00a3%d1e Fccicraiiun and Society and have misused {he  and ii is<\/p>\n
{head irreguiar imnsaciiuns which {III} into several hundred crurcs<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
“H<\/p>\n
repur\u00e9 is ihercferc highiy ineguiar. The: r\u00a2:por\u00a3  <\/p>\n
having been \ufb02ied bcfure the Siam’:””(3Lw:;r.z1m;\u00a7:.i ” <\/p>\n
jurisdiction. Even if it cuui\u00e9 be z:.>;$:i:n2cd ‘i;Ifcz”t:\u00b0’. x\u00e9i%_22s”u<\/p>\n
substance of an aiicgaiiun of aggai\ufb01si {he
\npciiiiuncr and that it enlz\ufb01\u00e9\u00e9ni Egy ‘liar:  the rcpori,
\nifany, might Eu hagc: bct:n   Ivlagisiralt:\n<\/p>\n
in order in   ii\ufb01s\ufb01\u00e9tvard and it conic} nut
\nhave been   in urdcr [0 iz\ufb01iiaic
\nany actii\u00e9n ‘}’.**~:;>\u00a7;ii;\u00a7_\u00a2::.o:1’1a.r.’ -‘<\/p>\n
AccL&3fd\u00a7ngiy,VVVi\u00a7_1\u00e9 are a\ufb02uwcd. Annexures – F and<\/p>\n
 G in’, ‘S188\/i2’3QV’? ‘_;\u00a7_I\u00a7d ‘Anm:x:m:— M in W’? 3790:3083 are<\/p>\n
A”v’_Vh\u00a23\u00a7:’:byVqxgashedf” The Cuunsczf \u00a3221 the pciiiioner is pcnniilcd to<\/p>\n
fE3r13iA$i1\u00bb a  copy uf \u00a3318: urdcr uf the Resgizsimr uf Co-<\/p>\n
 ‘ ‘sgpcralisfvs Sgrciciies drupping proceedings against {he pciiiimmr<\/p>\n
  u\ufb01ciar \u00e9wclivn 64 in (fat: cc-ursc. Sd<\/p>\n
Iudg\u00e9<\/p>\n
RV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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