P. S. MISHRA, C. J. :, J.

( 1 ) 1. Pending writ petition questioning the selection and appointment of person-in- charge in place of the elected managing committee for a Cooperative Society, learned single Judge stayed the Government direction and ordered status quo which amounted to continuance of the District Collector who had, until then, been holding the Office of the person-in-charge, until the disposal of the writ petition. A petition to vacate the stay has been filed and the learned single Judge has disposed of the same by the following order:"he also claimed that there is possibility oftheperson-in-charge, who is the District collector, being replaced by some party member, which may affect the conduct of the elections. As the writ petition was admitted and status quo was ordered, the Government filed petition to vacate the interim order and it is pointed out by the learned government Pleader that the District collector is unable to pay his undivided attention to the matter, as he is otherwise very much pre-occupied with more urgent matters. In these circumstances, I am satisfied that the appointment of the person-in- charge is purely an administrative matter, it should not be

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