JUDGMENT - C.S. DHARMADHIKARI, J.:---The main challenge in this petition is to the order issued by the Government of Maharashtra in Agriculture Co-operation Department, Mantralaya, dated 25th of August, 1977 under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 79-A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The said order reads as under:

“No. CSM-1377/35758/6-C)

Agriculture Co-operation Department

Mantralaya, Bombay-32.

25th August, 1977

ORDER

Whereas it has come to the notice of Government that Co-operative Institutions employing ten persons or more under them are not implementing fully Government orders regarding the recruitment of new persons and promotion of the existing persons under them in accordance with the policy laid down by Government.

And whereas the State Government is satisfied that for the purpose of securing proper implementation of development and welfare programmes approved of undertaken by Government is expedient to issue directive to all co-operative institutions employing 10 persons or more under them in the state under provisions of sub section 79-A of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 the State Government under sub-section (i) of se

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