JUDGMENT

SAIKIA, J.— Pursuant to the Notification issued in June 1986 the elections of Directors to the District Central Cooperative Bank, Chandrapur, hereinafter referred to as the Bank the appellant filed his nomination papers in July 1986, and he was elected on August 18, 1986 as one of the Directors of the Bank from the Brahmapuri Agricultural Sales and Purchase Society. His election was not called in question according to the procedure prescribed by the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, hereinafter referred to as the Act.

2. On January 8, 1987, the District Deputy Registrar of the Cooperative Societies, Chandrapur, hereinafter referred to as the Deputy Registrar, issued a notice to the appellant under Section 78(1) of the Act to show cause within 15 days as to why he should not be removed from the Board of Directors of the Bank as per the provisions of Section 73-FF, and directed him to remain present on February 2, 1987 at 11 a.m. in the Deputy Directors office. The notice stated that the appellant had borrowed a loan of total Rs 10,000 (Rs 7000 as debt and Rs 3000 subsidy) from the Bank and he kept the loan constantly in arrears till October 21, 1986 and being elec