JUDGEMENT
LISA GILL,J. -
(1.)This matter is being taken up for hearing through video conferencing due to outbreak of the pandemic, COVID-19.
(2.)Petitioners, Shambhu Dayal Modern School, Gohana Road, Sonepat and Shambhu Dayal Modern High School Society, have filed this writ petition seeking a direction to respondent no.1 to initiate enquiry/action against allegedly defaulting administrators who were appointed by respondent no.7 i.e., District Registrar of Societies, Sonepat (Industries and Commerce Department), Sonepat, between the period 12.06.2014 to 15.09.2016 as it is alleged that the petitioner school suffered huge loss due to failure on part of the administrators to perform their duties diligently. It is further prayed that permission be granted to the petitioner to sell part of the property belonging to the petitioner which stands attached in order to discharge statutory and other liabilities. Petitioner also seeks a writ in the nature of prohibition against respondents no.1 to 7 to restrain them from taking any punitive action against the petitioner-School for recovery of the outstanding amount towards its statutory liabilities till final adjudication of this writ petition. Compensation for the loss incurred by the petitioner due alleged non-fulfillment of statutory obligation/duties on the part of the administrators, is also sought.
(3.)Brief facts necessary for adjudication of the case are that the petitioner school is run by petitioner no.2-Shambhu Dayal Modern High School Society, Sonepat, which was registered in the year 1974 under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and is presently governed by the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act, 2012 (for short 'Societies Act') and the Rules framed there under. Dispute arose regarding election of the governing body held in the year 2011-12. Respondent no.7-District Registrar, while exercising power vested in him under the Societies Act, appointed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sonepat as Administrator of the school on 12.06.2014, Annexure P-3. Following Administrators looked after the administration of the school for the period as mentioned hereunder:-
1. Sh. Amit Khatri 12.06.2014 to 09.02.2015.
2. Ms. Amma Tasneem 10.02.2015 to 20.10.2015.
3. Sh. Shaleen Rohilla 21.10.2015 to 07.12.2015.
4. Sh. Nishant Yadav 08.12.2015 to 15.09.2016.
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