JUDGMENT

Mangesh S. Patil, J. - Heard. Rule. The Rule is made returnable forthwith. The learned advocate Mr.Wagh waives service for respondent no.1, learned advocate Mr.Suryawanshi waives service for respondent no.2 and the learned A.G.P. waives service for respondent nos.3 to 5. At the request of the parties, the matter is taken up for final decision at the stage of admission.

2] The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of respondent no.5 Minister allowing revision of the respondent no.2 under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 (hereinafter the Act) whereby the learned Minister confirmed the order passed by the respondent no.3 District Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies (D.D.R.) holding the petitioner to have incurred a disqualification from continuing as a Director of the respondent no.1 Credit Cooperative Society under the provisions of Section 73CA (4) read with by-law no.44 (5) of that Society, on the ground that in violation of the by-law he was already a Director of another Credit Cooperative Society. In doing so, the learned Minister has quashed and set aside the order passed by the respondent no.4 Divisional Joint Registrar who had quashed