# The C/M, Nawab Singh Chauhan Gramodaya Inter College & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors

- **Citation:** (2026) 2 ILRA 690
- **Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- **Decided:** 2026-02-27
- **Case number:** Writ C No. 13237 of 2025
- **Bench:** Saurabh Shyam Shamshery
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/the-c-m-nawab-singh-chauhan-gramodaya-inter-college-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54273
- **Pages:** 14

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29. Accordingly, the petition is partly allowed. The impugned order dated 04.03.2025 and
enquiry report dated 13.02.2025 are quashed. The matter is remanded to the respondent no.1, for
fresh enquiry and decision in terms of the directions issued hereinabove.

30. In the circumstances, petitioner would be permitted to participate in future tender
proceedings.

31. No order as to costs.
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(2026) 2 ILRA 690
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 27.02.2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

Writ C No. 13237 of 2025

The C/M, Nawab Singh Chauhan Gramodaya Inter College & Anr. ...Petitioner
Versus
State of U.P. & Ors. ...Respondents
ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION
Matter pertains to the legality of the order passed by the Regional Level Committee rejecting rival elections of
Committee of Management and directing fresh elections on the basis of undisputed membership list of the
year 2012; and the validity of subsequent elections conducted pursuant thereto.
HEADNOTE
U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921, s.16-A(7) - Societies Registration Act, 1860, s.4-B -
Scheme of Administration - Dispute regarding membership and validity of elections of
Committee of Management Rival elections set up by parties - Regional Level Committee
rejected both elections holding membership lists manipulated - Directed fresh election on basis
of undisputed list of 284 members of year 2012 - Challenge - Justification:

Held: It is a case arising out of a dispute essentially of admission of new members and removal of old
members and such meetings have to be conducted strictly in terms of provisions of the Scheme of
Administration - Though the Scheme permits that in absence of President, Vice-President can conduct the
meeting, however, there must be legally sustainable reasons for his absence, which do not reflect from the
minutes - No communication from the President was placed on record - Even though further procedure may
appear to be in terms of the Scheme, the manner in which the meeting was conducted was not proper -
There is no sufficient material to demonstrate how names of forty members were deleted except a general
reference that some of them are dead and no documentary proof was taken on record - Thus, the meeting in
which sixty members were admitted and forty members were deleted was not conducted in accordance with
the Scheme of Administration - Expulsion of members on allegations of misconduct without any declaration
that they were found guilty and without affording opportunity is also not proper - There is no legally
sustainable reason to conduct election about six months before expiry of tenure and the observation that
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decision was taken in a secret manner has substance - Elections are required to be conducted in a fair
manner, however, such fairness was missing - All three meetings were not conducted properly - There is no
error in the impugned order - Fresh election has already been concluded pursuant to the impugned order -
No ground exists to cause interference - Writ petition lacks merit and is dismissed. [Paras 21, 22, 24, 25, 26,
27] (E-5)
CASE LAW CITED
Nil.

List of Acts
U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921;
Societies Registration Act, 1860.
List of Keyword
Committee of Management; Membership dispute; Scheme of Administration; Induction of members; Removal
of members; Validity of elections; Regional Level Committee; Undisputed membership list; Fresh elections;
Abuse of procedure; Noncompliance of statutory scheme; Election irregularities.
CASE ARISING FROM
From the order dated 29.03.2025 passed by the Regional Level Committee, Aligarh Region, Aligarh and
consequential order dated 16.05.2025 passed by District Inspector of Schools, Aligarh.
Appearances for Parties
Advs For Petitioner: Shivendu Ojha, Sneh Pandey, Sr. Advocate.
Advs For Respondents: Bachchu Lal Yadav, C.S.C., Wahid Jamal.
(Delivered by Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J.)

1. Present writ petition is filed by Committee of Management of Nawab Singh Chauhan
Gramodaya Inter College, Aligarh through its Manager (Smt. Niharika Chauhan) whereas
respondent-4 (Ravindra Singh Chauhan) has also claimed that he was the elected Manager of said
Committee of Management.

2. Present case is arising out of a direction passed by this Court in Writ C No. 42499/2023
decided along with Writ C No. 12426/2022 filed by petitioners herein vide a judgment dated
16.07.2024 wherein following observations and directions were passed :-

"The outcome of the aforesaid discussion is that elections to a Committee of Management
of an institution and its office- bearers are to be held in accordance with the Scheme of
Administration. Any transgression from the scheme prescribed in the Scheme of Administration
would invalidate the elections and any elections held according to the provisions of the Scheme of
Administration cannot be rejected by the DIOS or the Regional Level Committee on the ground that
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the elections were not in accordance with the Government Order dated 21.11.2008. Under Section
16-A(7) of the Act, 1921, the educational authorities "the District Inspector of Schools, the
Regional Level Committee, the Joint Director or any other authority" can only look into the
question as to whether the elections set up by the concerned party was in accordance with the
Scheme of Administration. The educational authorities while deciding any dispute regarding rival
claims set up by the parties under Section 16-A(7) cannot go beyond the provisions of the Scheme
of Administration. Resultantly, where the Scheme of Administration of the institution stipulates a
general body of the institution separate and different from the general body of the parent society,
i.e., the society which runs the institution, and the general body of the society is not the electoral
College for electing the Committee of Management and the office bearers of the institution, the
elections cannot be invalidated on the ground that the elections were held on a list which was not
registered under Section 4-B of the Act, 1860.

In the present case, the Scheme of Administration of the College was approved by the
Regional Joint Director of Education, Agra. It is not the case of the respondents that any action
was taken or any notice was issued to the College by the Director under Section 16-B or Section
16-CCC to include in the Scheme of Administration of the College the provisions of the
Government Order dated 21.11.2008. The provisions stipulated in the Government Order dated
21.11.2008 were not incorporated in the Scheme of Administration of the College. There is nothing
on record in the present case to show that any proposal was made by the Director or any other
authority asking the College to amend its Scheme of Administration in accordance with the
provisions stipulated in the Government Order dated 21.11.2008.

The Scheme of Administration of the College provides for a general body of the College
separate and different from the general body of the Society. There is no provision either in the
Scheme of Administration of the College or in the bye-laws of the Society providing that members
of the general body of the Society shall automatically also be members of the general body of the
College or that the general body of the Society shall also be the general body of the College. The
Scheme of Administration of the College provides that any person desirous of being member of the
general body of the College shall deposit the requisite fees, either by cheque or bank draft issued in
the name of the College, along with an application recommended by any member of the general
body of the College and submit the application before the Treasurer of the College. The application
shall be placed before the Manager who shall in turn place the same before the Committee of
Management and in case, the Committee of Management refuses to enroll the said person as
member of the College, the matter shall be placed before the general body of the College. Clause -
5 of the Scheme of Administration provides that if the general body of the College agrees to
admit the applicant as member, the applicant shall be admitted as member with effect from the
date the cheque or the bank draft was submitted by him. A reading of Clause - 5 of the Scheme
of Administration shows that it is the general body of the College which has the authority to
decide on the admission of any applicant as a member of the general body of the College and the
society "its general body or its governing body" has no role in the matter. The Scheme of
Administration of the College also provides that the Executive Committee of the College shall be
constituted by elections from amongst members of the general body of the College and the
elections shall be held by the general body of the College. The Scheme does not stipulate
participation of the general body of the Society in the elections of the Committee of Management
or its office-bearers. Clause - 26 of the Scheme of Administration also provides that any order
passed by the Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits shall not be applicable either on the general
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body of the College or on the Executive Committee of the College. In short, the general body of
the Society is not the electoral College which elects the Committee of Management and the office
bearers of the College. Thus, the elections of the Committee of Management and the office
bearers of the College cannot be rejected on the ground that the elections were held, on a list of
members which was not registered under Section 4-B of the Act, 1860. Any order rejecting the
elections on the ground that the election was held on a list not registered under Section 4-B of
the Act, 1860 would be vitiated because of consideration of irrelevant material. As a corollary,
any election held on a list registered under Section 4-B of the Act, 1860 and excludes members
of the general body of the College who were not members of the general body of the Society
would be contrary to the Scheme of Administration and invalid.

In view of the aforesaid, the elections of the Committee of Management of the College set
up by the petitioners and by respondent no. 4 and referred to the Regional Level Committee by the
DIOS vide his order dated 15.12.2021 could not have been rejected on the ground that the
elections were held on a list of members which had not been registered under Section 4-B of the
Act, 1860. The decision / order dated 29.3.2022 passed by the Regional Level Committee rejecting
the elections set up by the petitioners as well as the respondent no. 4 on the aforesaid ground is
contrary to law. The consequential order dated 30.3.2022 passed by the Joint Director of
Education appointing an Authorized Controller in the College is, for the same reason also contrary
to law. The appointment of Authorized Controller in the College has been declared illegal. It has
also been held that the elections of the Committee of Management and the office bearers of the
College could not have been held on a list registered under Section 4-B of the Act, 1860 and such
an election would be invalid because it would be contrary to the Scheme of Administration. For the
said reasons, the elections dated 10.9.2023 were invalid and contrary to law.

Thus, the order dated 14.9.2023 passed by the District Inspector of Schools, Aligarh
recognizing the elections dated 10.9.2023 electing the respondent no. 4 as Manager of the
Committee of Management of the Institution is also contrary to law.

For the aforesaid reasons, the orders dated 29.3.2022, 30.3.2022 and 14.9.2023 are
contrary to law and are, hereby, quashed.

The matter is remanded back to the Regional Level Committee, Aligarh Region, Aligarh,
i.e., respondent no. 2 to decide the dispute regarding the rival elections set up by the petitioners
and respondent no. 4 and referred to it by the District Inspector of Schools, Aligarh by his letter
dated 15.12.2021 afresh in accordance with the observations made above. Appropriate orders shall
be passed by the Regional Level Committee and by the District Inspector of Schools, Aligarh within
a period of two months from today and the Regional Joint Director of Education, Aligarh Region,
Aligarh shall ensure that appropriate orders are passed by the Regional Level Committee and the
District Inspector of Schools within the time prescribed by this Court.

Till the decision of the Regional Level Committee, the College shall be managed by an
Authorized Controller appointed by the Joint Director of Education, Aligarh Region, Aligarh.

With the aforesaid directions and observations, the writ petitions are allowed.

A copy of this order shall be sent to the Joint Director of Education, Aligarh Region,
Aligarh by the Registrar (Compliance) within ten days for necessary compliance."

3. In aforesaid circumstances, impugned order dated 29.03.2025 was passed by Regional
Level Committee whereby it was held that election conducted by either party was not conducted as
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per valid list of 284 Members and it was also directed that a list dated 26.06.2012 on which earlier,
undisputed election was conducted would be the valid list and after removing names of Members
who have meanwhile died, a fresh election be conducted. For reference, relevant part of impugned
order is quoted below :-

"वववेचना (Analysis)

मण्डलीय सभमनत की िैठक दिनाांक 29.03.2025 में सम्िन्न्धत पक्षों द्वारा उपलब्ध कराये गये
अभिकथनाेेे
ां उिर/प्रत्युिर एवां प्रत्युिर के जवािों तथा काायाथलय में उपलब्ध अभिलेखों की वववेचना की
गयी। वववेचना में ननम्न त्य उिरकर सामने आये।

1- ग्राम भशक्षा सभमनत काभसमपुर अलीगढ सोसाइिी रन्जस्ट्रेशन अधधननयम-21 सन् 1860 के
तहत एक पांजीकृत सांस्था है, न्जसका पांजीकरण दिनाांक 19.07.1982 को पांजीकरण सांख्या 4291/1982-83
पत्रावली सां. िी-1278 पर हुआ। उक्त का नवीनीकरण दिनाांक 26.10.2020 को दिनाांक 16.07.2024 से पाांच
वषथ के भलए ववधधमान्य है। उक्त सांस्था का नवीनीकरण िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान प्रिन्धक द्वारा समय-समय
पर कराया गया है एवां सांस्था प्रिन्ध सभमनत में वषथ 2002 से िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान अनवरत प्रिन्धक रहे हैं,
जो उप ननिन्धक फम्सथ सोसाइिी एवां धचट्स आगरा से पांजीकृत/मान्य है। उक्त पांजीकृत सांस्था द्वारा नवाि
भसांह चौहान ग्रामोिय इण्िर कॉलेज काभसमपुर पावर हाउस अलीगढ सांचाभलत है। उक्त साधारण सिा के
सिस्य प्रशासन योजना में वखणथत प्रावधानों के अनुसार है। ववद्यालय साधारण सिा के सिस्य उसी नाम
पते से सांस्था सोसाइिी साधारण सिा के सिस्य हैं, सोसाइिी साधारण सिा के सिस्य सोसाइिी ननयमावली
के अनुसार िने हैं। ववद्यालय एवां सोसाइिी की साधारण सिा में उसी नाम पते के व्यन्क्त पाये गये।
ववद्यालय प्रिन्ध सभमनत का चुनाव ववद्यालय की अनुमोदित प्रशासन योजना के अन्तगथत साधारण सिा
के सिस्यों से तथा सांस्था सोसाइिी का चुनाव सोसाइिी ननयमावली के अन्तगथत साधारण सिा के सिस्यों से
सम्पन्न होना पाया गया। ववद्यालय प्रिन्ध सभमनत में वषथ 2002 से दिनाांक 24.06.2012 तक िी रवेन्र भसांह
चौहान प्रिन्धक रहे हैं।

2- उक्त ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध सभमनत का वपछला ननववथवादित चुनाव दिनाांक 25.06.2012 को
सम्पन्न हुआ, न्जसमें अध्यक्ष पि पर िी महेन्र भसांह चौहान तथा प्रिन्धक पि पर िी वववपन कुमार चौहान
ननवाथधचत हुए। प्रशासन योजना में प्रिन्ध सभमनत का कायथकाल पाांच वषथ है।

3- प्रिन्ध सभमनत का अगला चुनाव कायथकाल समान्प्त से 6 माह पूवथ दिनाांक 02.01.2017 को
प्रिन्ध सभमनत का चुनाव िी जगिीश भसांह चौहान की अध्यक्षता में सम्पन्न होना िशाथया गया जिकक
आउिगोइांग प्रिन्ध सभमनत के ननवाथधचत अध्यक्ष िी महेन्र भसांह चौहान थे, ति िी जगिीश भसांह चौहान
द्वारा चुनाव हेतु साधारण सिा की अध्यक्षता प्रशासन योजना के प्रावधानों के ववपरीत और अननयभमत
पायी गयी। इस सम्िन्ध में प्रकरण में िार-िार की गयी सुनवाई के समय अभिकथनों, प्रत्युिरों एवां प्रत्युिरों
के जवाि में याची िीमती ननहाररका चौहान द्वारा ककसी िी प्रकार का जवाि नहीां दिया जा सका। न्जससे
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ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कक वषथ 2017 में प्रिन्ध सभमनत का चुनाव कायथकाल समाप्त होने से 06 माह पूवथ गोपनीय
रूप से िशाथया गया।

4- याची पक्ष द्वारा कराये गये चुनाव में प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की सूची में िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान,
िी महेन्र भसांह चौहान व िी लाखन भसांह आदि ऐसे अनेक सिस्यों के नाम अांककत नहीां है, जो वषथ 2012 तक
वैध आजीवन सिस्य रहे है। उक्त सन्ििथ में याची पक्ष द्वारा प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की सूची का गहन
परीक्षण करने पर पाया गया है कक जो वषथ 2012 तक के चुनावों में मान्य एवां वैध सिस्यता सूची थी में से 40
आजीवन सिस्यों को हिाकर तथा 63 नये सिस्य जोडकर तैयार की गयी सिस्यता सूची वषथ 2017 एवां 2021
के चुनाव में प्रयुक्त की गयी है, जो बिना ककसी ववधधवत कायथवाही के मनमाने तरीके से नये 63 सिस्य
जोडकर तैयार की गयी है, न्जसका वववरण ननम्नवत् है :-

साधारण सिा के उन सिस्यों के नाम जो वषथ 2012 तक के ननववथवादित चुनावों में प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की सूची से प्रथक ककये गये है।
सूची िमाांक

सिस्य का नाम

सूची िमाांक

सिस्य का नाम

सूची िमाांक

सिस्य का नाम

4

िी कैलाश चन्र
भसांघल

5

िी उियिान भसांह
राना

8

िी नेत्रपाल भसांह
चौहान

13

िी कृष्ण कुमार
भसांह तोमर

15

िी महािीर भसांह

27

िी महाराज भसांह
राघव

33

िी िुष्यन्त भसांह
राठौर

35

िीमती
प्रकाश
कुमारी

44

िी डी०पी० भसांह

46

िी ववनय कुमार
भसांह तोमर

52

िी सुखपाल भसांह
छोकर

53

िी िृजिान भसांह
तोमर

57

िी भमथलेश भसांह

60

िी
नरेन्र
भसांह
चौहान

62

िी
नगेन्र
भसांह
चौहान

63

िी प्रमोि कुमार

64

िी ववजेन्र गाभलफ

71

िी
प्रताप
भसांह
चौहान

75

िी सुिाष चौहान

76

िी
रवेन्र
भसांह
चौहान

82

िी सुरेश चौहान

85

िी
महेन्र
भसांह
चौहान

86

िी िीरेश चौहान

87

िी हरीश चन्र शमाथ

97

िीमती मीरा िेवी

108

िी राज कुमार भसांह

123

िी मुकेश कुमार
भसांह

124
िी प्रमोि कुमार
भसांह
125
िी मनोज कुमार
शमाथ
126
िी लभलत कुमार
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127
िी हरपाल भसांह

159
िी पुष्पेन्र भसांह

219
िी
धीरज
भसांह
तोमर
231
िी
िूपेश
प्रताप
भसांह

240
िी
लाखन
भसांह
तोमर
245
िी पिम भसांह

247
िीमती प्रवेश

266
िीमती
ररकी
कुमारी
267
िीमती नीतू कुमारी
274
िी सूयथकान्त

साधारण सिा के उन सिस्यों के नाम जो वषथ 2017 एवां 2021 के चुनाव में िढाा़ये गये है।

सूची िमाांक

सिस्य का नाम

सूची िमाांक

सिस्य का नाम

सूची िमाांक

सिस्य का नाम

6

िी
योगेश
भसांह
राघव

49

िीमती नीतू रानी

50

िी मदहपाल भसांह

109

िीमती कुसुमलता
िेवी

249

िी लक्ष्मन भसांह

250

िीमती
कमलेश
िेवी

251

िी राजेन्र भसांह

252

िी ररशीपाल भसांह

253

िी िीकृष्ण

254

िीमती धमथवती

255

िी अभमत कुमार

256

िी ववजलू कुमार

257

िीमती सांजयरानी

258

िी रोदहत कुमार

259

िी मुखत्यार भसांह

260

िीमती
रूपवती
िेवी

261

िी सवथजीत भसांह

262

िी परमजीत भसांह

263

िी इन्रिेव भसांह

264

िीमती मछला िेवी

265

िी धीरज कुमार

266

कु० शीतल

267

िी गोववन्ि राव

268

िीमती लक्ष्मी

269

िी राजवीर भसांह

270

िीमती सुमन

271

िीमती मोननका

272

िी सांजीव आनन्ि

273

िीमती
िावना
आनन्ि

274

िी दिव्येन्र चौधरी

275

िीमती
रन्श्म
चौधरी

276

िी योगेन्र प्रताप
भसांह

277

िी चमन चौधरी

278

िी नृपेन्र भसांह

279

िीमती अन्जू

280

िी अिय कुमार

281
िी अन्नू कुमार
282
िी गोपाल
283
िीमती सुमन िेवी
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284

िी हरीश कुमार

285

िीमती मांजू िेवी

286

िीमती
मीरा
चौहान

287

िी प्रिव चौहान

288

कु०
पुलककता
चौहान

289

कु० ररशु

290

िी मनोज सागर

291

िी सांजय सागर

292

िी ववनोि

293

िी प्रमोि कुमार

294

िीमती रेखा िेवी

295

िी प्रेम कुमारा

296

िीमती हेसमुखी

297

िी राजाेेश कुमार

298

िीमती
कृष्णा
कुमारी

299

िी गौरव कुमार

300

कु० दिव्या

301

िी मयांक चतुवेिी

302

िी रवव अग्रवाल

303

िी िुजेन्र भसांह

304

िी धीरेन्र भसांह

305

िी अननल कुमार
चौहान

306

िी सुरेश चन्र वमाथ

307

िीमती सुधा चौहान

5- याची िीमती ननहाररका चौहान, िावेिार प्रिन्धक वाली प्रिन्ध सभमनत के चुनाव में प्रयुक्त
साधारण सिा की सूची में वषथ 2012 तक के ननववथवादित चुनावों में प्रयुक्त वैध एवां आजीवन सिस्यों के नाम
पृथक करने और नये सिस्यों के नाम जोडने के सम्िन्ध में याची िीमती ननहाररका चौहान द्वारा कोई िी
साक्ष्य/अभिलेख उपलब्ध नहीां कराये जा सके। इस प्रकार याची पक्ष द्वारा वषथ 2012 तक के ननववथवादित
चुनावों में प्रयुक्त वैध एवां आजीवन सिस्यों की साधारण सिा की सूची से मनमाने तरीके से बिना ककसी
प्रस्ताव/कायथवाही के वववाि पैिा ककया गया है। यहाां तक कक याची का नाम वषथ 2012 तक की वैध सिस्यता
सूची में सूची िमाांक 102 पर िीमती आशा कुमारी पत्नी िी वववपन कुमार, ग्राम व पोस्ि साथा, अलीगढ
अांककत है, को याची पक्ष वाले चुनाव में प्रयुक्त सिस्यता सूची में िमाांक 80 पर नाम ििलकर िीमती
ननहाररका चौहान उफथ आशा पत्नी िी वववपन चौहान ग्राम व पोस्ि साथा, अलीगढ अांककत कर दिया गया है।
इस प्रकार याची पक्ष द्वारा वैध सिस्यता सूची से अपने नाम में ही फेरििल ककया गया है। याची िीमती
ननहाररका चौहान िावेिार प्रिन्धक वाले पक्ष के चुनाव में वषथ 2012 की सूची से 40 आजीवन सिस्यों के नाम
हिाकर तथा 63 नये सिस्यों के नाम बिना ककसी प्रस्ताव आदि कायथवाही के जोडकर 286 सिस्यों की सूची
प्रयुक्त की गयी है।
698 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES

6- याची िीमती ननहाररका चौहान से सिस्य िनने की रसीि व उक्त से सम्िन्न्धत अभिलेख
माांगने पर प्रत्युिर दिनाांक 02.01.2025 बिन्िु सांख्या 3 में 36 से 40 व 41 से 44 सांलग्नक सिस्यता रसीिों का
उजलेख रसीि िमाांक 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 120, 123 िुक सांख्या 2 दिनाांक
02.01.1996 एवां रसीि सांख्या 180, 168, 171, 159, 160, 153, 154 िुक सांख्या 2 दिनाांक 10.05.1997
छायाप्रनत सांलग्न की गयी। उक्त रसीिें धनराभश 500 व 1000 रूपये की िशाथयी गयी। ककन्तु उक्त से
सम्िन्न्धत मूल अभिलेख जैसे सिस्यता रन्जस्िर, सिस्यता जमा का कोई िी अभिलेख सुनवाई के समय
माांगने पर उपलब्ध नहीां कराये जा सके।

7- िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान वषथ 2012 तक ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध सभमनत के प्रिन्धक रहे हैं और िी
रवेन्र भसांह चौहान सधचव/मांत्री वाले पक्ष का सोसाइिी सभमनत पर अद्यतन प्रिावी ननयांत्रक िना हुआ है, िी
वववपन कुमार चौहान वषथ 2012 से वषथ 2017 तक एवां वषथ 2017 से नवम्िर 2021 तक ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध
सभमनत के प्रिन्धक रहे हैं। वषथ 2012 में ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध सभमनत का चुनाव दिनाांक 25.06.2012
ननववथवादित सिस्यता सूची से सम्पन्न हुआ था, न्जसमें अध्यक्ष पि पर िी महेन्र भसांह चौहान तथा प्रिन्धक
पि पर िी वववपन कुमार चौहान ननवाथधचत हुये थे। उक्त चुनाव में प्रयुक्त सिस्यता सूची में 284 सिस्य
अांककत पाये गये हैं। सुनवाई के समय िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान द्वारा कायाथलय में अवलोककत कराये गये मूल
अभिलेखों के परीक्षण करने पर पाया गया है कक वषथ 2012 के चुनाव में प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की सूची में
अांककत सिस्यों को रूपये 500.00 की सिस्यता रसीिें ननगथत की गयी है और उनसे प्राप्त धनराभश सम्िन्न्धत
िैंक में जमा की गयी है साथ ही मूल एजेण्डा रन्जस्िर, कायथवाही रन्जस्िर सिस्यता रन्जस्िर आदि
अभिलेखानुसार 284 सिस्य सही पाये गये हैं। उसी ननववथवादित सिस्यता सूची से वषथ 2012 में िी वववपन
कुमार चौहान, प्रिन्धक वाली प्रिन्ध सभमनत का चुनाव सम्पन्न हुआ है। उक्त चुनाव को मान्यता प्रिान
करने के उपरान्त न्जला ववद्यालय ननरीक्षक, अलीगढ द्वारा ननवाथधचत प्रिन्धक िी वववपन कुमार चौहान के
हस्ताक्षर प्रिन्धक के रूप में प्रमाखणत ककये गये।

8- िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध सभमनत में वषथ 2012 के िाि प्रिन्धक नहीां रहे हैं
और िी रवेन्रभसांह चौहान वाले पक्ष द्वारा साधारण सिा के जो सिस्य िना भलये गये और इनके द्वारा
चुनाव में साधारणसिा के 514 सिस्यों की सिस्यता सूची प्रयुक्त की गयी है। अभिलेखों के परीक्षण करने
पर पाया गया है कक िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान द्वारा उक्त अवधध में सोसाइिी के सधचव/मांत्री के रूप में उक्त
सिस्य िनाये गये हैं और वही सिस्यता सूची धारा 4िी में उप ननिन्धक, फम्सथ सोसाइिीज एवां धचट्स फण्ड,
आगरा कायाथलय से पांजीकृत करायी गयी है। इस प्रकार िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान, िावेिार प्रिन्धक के चुनाव में
प्रयुक्त सिस्यता सूची ववद्यालय की साधारण सिा की सिस्यता सूची नहीां है, वह सूची केवल सोसाइिी
सभमनत की साधारण सिा की सूची है, जो प्रशासन योजना में वखणथत व्यवस्थानानुसार ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध
सभमनत के चुनाव में मान्य नहीां है।
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9- माननीय उच्च न्यायालय इलाहािाि के आिेश में उन्जलखखत है कक ववद्यालय की साधारण
सिा के आधार पर ही चुनाव की वैधता का ननधाथररत ककया जायेगा।

10- कायाथलय पत्राांक: मा०-1/प्र०स०/7735/2024-25 दिनाांक 03.03.2025 द्वारा न्ज०वव०नन०,
अलीगढ को तथा पत्राांक: मा०-1/प्र०स०/7752/2024-25 दिनाांक 06.03.2025 एवां पत्राांक: मा०1/प्र०स०/7816/2024-25 दिनाांक 10.03.2025 याची िीमती ननहाररका चौहान को वषथ 2012 के चुनाव में
प्रयुक्त ननववथवादित साधारण सिा की सूची उपलब्ध कराने के ननिेश दिये गये। याची िीमती ननहाररका
चौहान के पत्र दिनाांक 17.03.2025 द्वारा प्रिन्ध सभमनत के चुनाव दिनाांक 25.06.2012 को वववादित िताया
गया है। कायाथलय अभिलेखों में उपलब्ध वषथ 2012 के चुनाव पत्रावभलयों का अवलोकन करने पर पाया गया है
कक िी वववपन कुमार चौहान, ननवाथधचत प्रिन्धक द्वारा अपनी चुनाव के समय वषथ 2012 के चुनाव में प्रयुक्त
साधारण सिा की वही सूची न्जस पर चुनाव अधधकारी, प्रिन्धक, मांत्री के हस्ताक्षर अांककत है, की छायाप्रनत
सुनवाई के िौरान कायाथलय में प्राप्त करायी गयी है। उक्त सिस्यता सूची में 284 सिस्य अांककत है, जो
ननववथवादित आजीवन सिस्य पाये गये हैं और प्रशासन योजना में वखणथत व्यवस्थानुसार वषथ 2012 में प्रयुक्त
सिस्यता शुजक की धनराभश रू० 500.00 अांककत है।

11- वषथ 2012 में िी वववपन कुमार चौहान, प्रिन्धक एवां िी रवेन्र भसांह चौहान, मांत्री द्वारा िैननक
दहन्िुस्तान समाचार पत्र की छायाप्रनत में कायाथलय में प्रस्तुत की गयी थी, में 284 सिस्यों की सूची सूचना
पि पर ववद्यालय में 30.03.2012 को चस्पा करने एवां सिस्यों को सूचना दिये जाने की ववज्ञन्प्त प्रकाभशत
करायी गयी है, इससे स्पष्ि है कक ववद्यालय की साधारण सिा के 284 सिस्यों की सूची वैध एवां सही है।
- ननष्कषथ -

उपरोक्त वववेचना से ननष्कषथ ननकलता है कक ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध सभमनत के उक्त िोनों ही
चुनावों में प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की सिस्यता सूची अननयभमत एवां अवैध पायी गयी है। इस प्रकार िोनों पक्षों
द्वारा कराये गये प्रिन्ध सभमनत के चुनाव मान्य ककये जाने योग्य नहीां है और दिनाांक 25.06.2012 के चुनाव
में प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की ननववथवादित सिस्यता सूची, न्जसमें 284 सिस्य अांककत पाये गये है, में से
अद्यतन मूल सिस्यों को जोडकर ननस्ताररत सिस्यता सूची से पुनः चुनाव कराना ववधधसांगत है।
- ननणथय -

उपरोक्त वववेचना एवां ननष्कषथ के आधार पर मण्डलीय सभमनत द्वारा सवथसम्मनत से भलये गये
ननणथयानुसार नवाि भसांह चौहान ग्रामोिय इण्िर कालेज, काभसमपुर पावर हाउस (अलीगढ) की समानान्तर
प्रिन्ध सभमनतयों के चुनाव दिनाांक 28.11.2021 एवां 05.12.2021 को ननरस्त करते हुये ववद्यालय की प्रिन्ध
सभमनत के चुनाव दिनाांक 25.06.2012 में प्रयुक्त ननववथवादित साधारण सिा की सिस्यता सूची से पुनः
चुनाव कराये जाने का ननणथय लेते हुए प्रकरण ननस्ताररत ककया जाता है और सांयुक्त भशक्षा ननिेशक को
ननिेभशत ककया जाता है कक वे प्रिन्ध सभमनत के चुनाव दिनाांक 25.06.2012 में प्रयुक्त साधारण सिा की
सूची न्जसमें 284 सिस्य अांककत पायें गये हैं, मे से मृत सिस्यों को हिाकर अन्न्तम सिस्यता सूची तैयार कर
700 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES
न्जला ववद्यालय ननरीक्षक, अलीगढ की िेख रेख में प्रशासन योजना में वखणथत व्यवस्थानुसार प्रिन्ध सभमनत
का चुनाव तत्काल सम्पन्न करायें।"

4. During pendency of present writ petition, fresh election was conducted on 11.05.2025 on
basis of above order and Sri Mahendra Nath Chauhan, President and Sri Ravendra Chauhan,
Manager was elected and election was approved by the concerned D.I.O.S. by an order dated
16.05.2025. The said order is impugned by way of an application for amendment which was
allowed and subsequently, an amended writ petition was also filed.

5. Sri R.K. Ojha, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Shivendu Ojha, learned counsel for
petitioners has submitted that in the year 2017 (02.01.2017), the election was conducted wherein
207 Members of General Body have participated and Election of year 2017 was duly approved by
DIOS, Aligarh vide an order dated 18.01.2017 and also by Joint Director of Education, Aligarh
vide an order dated 04.06.2018 and further challenge was disputed subsequently. Though it was not
denied that Joint Director of Education has not decided the dispute of Membership on merit, being
beyond jurisdiction. Relevant part of it is reproduced hereinafter :-

"ननष्कषथ

उपरोक्त वववेचना से यह ननष्कषथ ननकलता है कक िी वववपन कुमार चौहान नव ननवाथधचत प्रिन्धक
वाली प्रिन्ध सभमनत का चुनाव दिनाांक 02.01.2017, जो न्जला ववद्यालय ननरीक्षक द्वारा मान्य ककया गया
है, प्रशासन योजना में वखणथत प्रावधानों के अनुरूप है। परन्तु सांस्था की अनुमोदित प्रशासन योजना के
ननयमों एवां प्रावधानों के ववपरीत िनाविी सिस्यता से चुनाव कराये जाने ववषयक भशकायत के सम्िन्ध में
भशक्षा वविागत के ककसी सक्षम अधधकारी को ननमथय लेने का अधधकार नहीां है। प्रकरण में इण्िरमीडडएि
भशक्षा अधधननयम 1921 की धारा 16 डी के अनुरूप सांस्था में प्राधधकृत ननयांत्रक को सांस्तुनत ककये जाने का
कोई िी कारण ववद्यमान नहीां है।

ननणथय

उपरोक्त वववेचना एवां ननष्कषथ के आधार पर मण्डलीय सभमनत द्वारा भलये गये ननणथयानुसार
भशकायत कताथओां की सिस्यता ववषयक भशकायतों को क्षेत्राधधकार से िाहर होने के कारण प्रकरण को
अस्वीकार करते हुए एतिद्वारा ननस्ताररत ककया जाता है।"

6. Learned Senior Advocate has further submitted that 60 new Members were inducted after
they deposited requisite fee of Rs. 500/- each and total sum of Rs. 30,000/- was deposited in the
bank account on 30.04.2016. Learned Senior Advocate has submitted that name of 40 earlier
Members were deleted as either they were dead or had not attended meeting for many long time,
though in support of submission, no supportive document was placed on record.
2 All. The C/M, Nawab Singh Chauhan Gramodaya Inter College & Anr. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
701

7. Per contra, Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Wahid Jamal, learned
counsel for respondents has submitted that this Court in earlier round of litigation has directed that
issue of dispute of Membership considered by the Regional Level Committee and since that order
has attained finality, therefore, Regional Level Committee has not made any illegality to consider
the dispute of membership.

8. Learned Senior Advocate for respondents has further submitted that Regional Level
Committee has considered the material on record and referred a finding that induction of new
Members was wrong and deletion of earlier Members was also without any reason. No document
was placed on record which could dispute said findings.

9. In earlier round of litigation, this Court has directed the Regional Level Committee to look
into the dispute afresh and as referred above, after giving opportunity of hearing to petitioners and
others, impugned order was passed whereby it was held that admission of 63 new Members as well
as removal of 40 earlier Members was dehors of provisions of approved Scheme of Administration.

10. In the impugned order, it was also held that there was no reason for Committee to conduct
election six months prior to end of tenure in the year 2017 and despite various opportunities,
petitioner-2 Smt. Niharika Chauhan, Manager has not submitted any reply or documents that under
what circumstances, a decision was taken to prepone the elections.

11. It was also held that in support of admission of 63 new Members, Manager has not able to
show any requisite documents.

12. In above background, Court has considered rival submissions and documents now placed
on record.

13. First document is minutes of proceedings dated 30.04.2016 whereby 63 new Members
were inducted and some Members who were either dead or have not attended the meeting for last
many years were removed.

14. I have carefully perused the resolution and found that it appears that procedure for
admission of new Members appears to be followed, however, no document was placed that 40
Members have died and some Members have submitted their resignation. Court takes note that
meeting was conducted under Chairmanship of Vice President on a ground that President was
absent though it is not on record whether any prior information was given to Vice President or
published in news paper.

15. Second document is minutes of meeting dated 08.05.2016 whereby a resolution was
adopted for removal of S/Sri Mahendra Singh Chauhan, President, Ravindra Singh Chauhan,
Secretary and Lakhan Singh, Member on a ground of their unsocial and bad conduct.

16. In this regard, Court takes note of Clause-IV of approved Scheme of Administration that
any Member can be removed from membership if he is found guilty of a conduct related to antisocial, however, for that there must be a declaration that he was found guilty and such declaration
702 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES
is absent in resolution dated 08.05.2016 except that they were involved in antisocial activities
though Court is of the view that if allegations are serious, General Body can take a decision to
remove any Member from membership, though it is not recorded in resolution that said Members
were put on notice or their stand was called and considered.

17. Third document is resolution dated 29.05.2016 whereby it was resolved that election be
conducted much before tenure is over on a ground that 3 Office Bearers are not attending the
meeting and they are not cooperating, therefore, work of Committee of Management is hampered.

18. In this regard, Court takes note of clauses of approved Scheme of Administration that
tenure of an election is 5 years and within one month thereafter, election ought to have been held
otherwise Committee will be declared time-barred. There is no provision of early election and still
Court takes note there is no bar to conduct early election if circumstances so warrant, but it should
be very specific.

19. As referred above, impugned order was passed mainly on a ground that aforesaid
documents were never placed before concerned respondents despite various opportunities were
granted and concerned respondent has no opportunity to consider above referred three documents,
impugned order was passed.

20. Now the Court proceeds to consider whether on basis of documents brought on record
along with this Writ Petition, it would be a sufficient ground to grant an opportunity to petitioners
to place them before concerned respondents or in the light of observations made by this Court in
earlier paragraphs in reference to each document, it would not necessary or legally permissible to
grant an opportunity to place referred documents.

21. It is a case arising out of a dispute essentially of admission of new Members and removal
of old Members, therefore, Court finds that meeting for said purpose have to be conducted strictly
in terms of provisions of Scheme of Administration.

22. The meeting for admission of new Members was conducted in absence of President,
though, scheme of Administration permits that in absence of President, Vice President can conduct
meeting, however, there must be legally sustainable reasons for his absence, however, same does
not reflect from minutes of meeting, which only states that President was not available.

23. No communication from the President was placed on record or taken note in resolution,
therefore, even though further procedure may be in terms of Scheme of Administration for
admission of Members, manner under which meeting was conducted was not proper.

24. Court is of the view that there is no sufficient material even in proposal adopted that how
names of forty Members were deleted except a general reference that some of them are dead. No
documentary proof of their death was taken on record, therefore, Court if of the view that said
meeting on which sixty Members were admitted and forty Members were deleted was not
conducted in accordance with Scheme of Administration.
2 All. Sarita Devi Vs. Union of India & Ors.
703

25. The next meeting was conducted on 08.05.2016, whereby a serious allegation was made
against three Members i.e. President, Secretary and one Member and they were expelled from
General Body and as referred above before such action is proposed, there must be some finding or
some substantial evidence that they were found guilty, however, there is no such declaration even
in brief in the resolution, though there were serious allegations that one expelled Member was
found in compromising position with a woman, therefore, manner under which President, Secretary
and one Member were expelled from General Body was also not proper.

26. In similar circumstances Court finds that there is no legally sustainable reason to conduct
election about six months before expiry of tenure and observations made in impugned order that
decision was taken to conduct election in a secret manner has substance. The Election should be
conducted in a fair manner, however, such fairness was missing.

27. In aforesaid circumstances Court finds that all three meetings referred above were not
conducted properly, therefore, there is no need to this Court to grant liberty to petitioner to place
these documents before concerned respondents as there is no error in impugned order and since
according to directions made in impugned order, fresh election has already been concluded,
therefore also, no ground exists to cause interference.

28. Accordingly, Writ Petition lacks merit, hence, it is dismissed.
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(2026) 2 ILRA 703
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 27.02.2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J.
THE HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.

Writ C No. 44795 of 2025

Sarita Devi ...Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents
ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION
Whether for want of quantification of the compensation amount, the determination of the same
can be justified in view of the provision of Section 4(1)(a) read with Section 5 of the Employees
Compensation Act, 1923 and whether the calculation of the compensation being accepted
without any opportunity to the claimant/petitioner amounts to post-decisional hearing, in
contravention to the principles of natural justice; whether the State is vicariously liable for
tortuous act resulting in death of the employee; and whether the notification issued in purported
exercise of power under Section 4(1B) can override Section 5 of the Act, 1923.
HEADNOTE