Law: Cooperative Societies Act, 1925

Section: 17(b)

Law: Cooperative Societies Act, 1925

Section: 17(b)

Cooperative Societies Act (VII of 1925)-------S. 17(b)---Constitution of. Pakistan (1973), Art.199---Constitutional petition----Withdrawal of permission to contest elections to the membership of the Managing Committee of the Co-operative Society---High Court earlier had directed holding of the elections in the Society within three months, which could not have been given effect to; High Court in the said earlier order had restrained fresh allotments---No fresh allotment of plot was made, but certain transfers of duly allotted plots did take place and transferees acquired membership rights under S.17(b) of Co-operative Societies Act, 1925---Validity---Held, to protect interests of all persons having acquired membership rights, it was directed that list of all such persons who were entitled to vote under the bye-laws of the society, would be prepared within two weeks; and the electoral process would commence immediately thereafter so as to ensure that elections were completed within three months; High Court further ordered that petitioner would be entitled to contest elections---Such order was passed with the consent of the parties. Shaukat Ali Shaikh for Petitioner. Qazi Khalid Ali, A.A.-G. ORDER The petitioner has called in question the withdrawal of permission to contest elections to the membership of the managing Committee of the PIA Cooperative Housing Society earlier accorded to him. A similar order had been passed in respect of some other members of the society who approached this Court through C.P. No.1072 of 2006 and…

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