JUDGMENT

V K Jadhav, J -By this writ petition, the petitioners are challenging the order passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Aurangabad dated 25.11.1994 in appeal Nos.210/1990 to 218/1995.

2. Brief facts, giving rise to the present writ petition are as under :

a] The petitioners are the registered Co-operative Societies and registration was granted by the Assistant Registrar Co-operative Societies, Georai under section 9 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act. After grant of registration, registration certificates also came to be issued in favour of the petitioner societies and as such, they are the co-operative societies within the meaning of the provisions of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1960 for short).

3. Respondent Nos. 1 to 9 are the co-operative societies whose proposals for registration was pending at the time before the Assistant Registrar Co-operative Societies Georai. Respondent Nos. 1 to 9 had filed the appeals as mentioned under section 152 of the Act of 1960 against the order of registration of the societies passed in favour of the petitioners by respondent No.1. They have c