Law correspondent, Prayagraj. Allahabad High Court said that giving adequate opportunity does not mean giving indefinite time and keeping the processes pending unnecessarily. According to the Code of Civil Procedure, parties can be given a maximum of three opportunities to perform a particular action, unless special reasons require more time. Once the order is passed it is not appropriate to place the order again.
If dissatisfied, the appellants can approach the competent authority and the authority is expected to pass a new order as per the law. With the above observation, the division bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra has disposed of the special appeal of Hindu Inter College Management Committee Mungra Jaunpur. This appeal was filed against the order of the single bench passed on October 30, 2025 in which the Registrar was directed to take a decision within three weeks in view of the pending procedures under Section 4-B of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 'Act'.
The process was pending before the Registrar
The process was pending before the Assistant Registrar. Earlier, the committee had challenged the order passed by the District Inspector of Schools, Jaunpur on September 29, 2025, in which it had been said that the dispute related to the membership of the institution is under consideration before the Registrar, hence permission cannot be given to publish the election program and appoint an observer.
In the compliance affidavit filed by the Assistant Registrar, it has been said that the pending procedures have been decided on December 8, 2025. However, the only explanation given for the delay in deciding the proceedings was that the parties had not submitted the documents despite fixing several dates. The matter is related to the election of the management committee.