JUDGMENT/ORDER

M.S.SONAK, J. - Heard Mr Gaurang Panandikar with Mr Vithal Naik for the Petitioners, Mr D. Pangam, learned Advocate General appears along with Ms Maria Correia, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and Mr G. K. Sardessai appears along with Mr Prasanna Chaudikar and Ms S. Bangera for Respondent No.4.

2. Rule. The Rule is made returnable immediately with the consent of and at the request of the learned counsel for the parties.

3. The challenge in this petition is to the impugned order/ minutes of proceedings dtd. 11/9/2023 made/recorded by the Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies (respondent no.2), holding that the motion of no confidence was not passed against the fourth respondent.

4. The arguments in this batch of petitions including Writ Petitions No.651/2023 and 652/2023 concluded on 10/10/2023. We were informed that the election of the Chairperson was scheduled on 12/10/2023. Accordingly, it was imperative that these petitions are disposed of before 12/10/2023.

5. The background in which the impugned order/minutes came to be recorded has been discussed in the Judgment and Order disposing of Writ Petition No.651/2023. Accordingly, the said discu