JUDGMENT:- Petitioners challenge order dated 30th July, 2009, rendered by the Hon'ble Minister (Co-operation), in Revision Application No. 254/2009. By that order, the Hon'ble State Minister dismissed the revision application and confirmed order dated 8th May, 2009, passed by learned Divisional Joint Registrar (Cooperative Societies), Aurangabad, in Appeal No.8/2009. With the result, the disqualification of the Respondents No.6 and 7 as per order of the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Paithan has been revoked as well as direction to appoint administrator to run affairs of Vividh Karyakari Seva Sahakari Society Limited, Dhakephal (for short, "VKSS Ltd.") also was set aside.

2. The petitioners are members of the VKSS Ltd. The byes-laws of the VKSS Ltd provide that there shall be seven (7) directors of the Managing Committee of the VKSS Ltd. It is a Specified Co-operative Society. There is no dispute about the fact that due to legal provisions regarding reservation available to members of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, etc., six (6) more have been provided for election as directors of the Managing Committee. Thus, the Managing Committee comprise

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