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____ Petitioner
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____ Respondent
Memo of Parties
___ Petitioner
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1. The State of West Bengal
____ Respondents
IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT CALCUTTA, WEST
BENGAL
____ Petitioner
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____ Respondents
To,
The Hon’ble Chief Justice of this Hon’ble High Court and other Hon’ble
companion Judges of the aforesaid Court.
10. That the Ld. DCDRC, Kolkata Unit – III, erroneously rejected the
stay of execution application filed by the petitioner vide its order
dated 20.09.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘impugned order’).
The certified copy of order dated 20.09.2023, passed by the Hon’ble
DCDRC Kolkata Unit – III, is marked and annexed herewith as
Annexure A-4.
11. That the Petitioner would like to bring to the notice of this Hon’ble
Court that the purpose of the execution application filed by the
Respondent No.3 is for the compliance of the final order passed by
the Respondent No.2 in CC No. 252 of 2018.
12. That in the interest of the public and taking into account the
practical difficulties being faced by the Group of Societies, the Union
of India/Central Government, Ministry of Corporation had moved an
I.A. bearing no. 56308 of 2023 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 191 of
2022 titled as Pinak Pani Mohanty Versus Union of India & Others
before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
13. That the Hon’ble Apex Court thereafter, was pleased to pronounce
the judgment on 29.03.2023 in which certain directions were given
for redressal of grievances of the depositors of Sahara Group of Co–
Operative Societies, of which the applicant society is also a part.
The copy of order dated 29.03.2023, passed by the Hon’ble Supreme
Court of India in WP(C) 191 of 2022 is marked and annexed
herewith as Annexure A-5.
14. That the Hon’ble Apex Court, vide its aforesaid order dated
29.03.2023, directed SEBI to deposit the amount of Rs 5,000 Crores
in the account of Central Registrar of Co-operative Societies, so that
the same may be disbursed in favour of the genuine depositors of
the aforesaid Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies after proper
identification and verification of the documents produced by the
claimants/ investors/ depositors.
15. That Apex Court has further directed that the entire exercise will be
completed by the Central Registrar under the supervision of the
Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.
Subhash Reddy (Former Judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of
India) and one Amicus Curiae Mr. Gaurav Aggarwal Advocate. The
relevant portion of the order dated 29.03.2023 is reproduced herein
below: