PRATAP KUMAR RAY,J.

(1) Challenging the interim order dated 14th February, 2008 passed in the writ application W. P 334 (w) of 2008, this appeal has been preferred by one Sri Ranjit Bose, since deceased, who was respondent no.4 in the writ application. The interim order challenged under the said appeal registered as AST 91 of 2008 read such: " The petitioners are questioning the order of one S.D Indoria, Chief Director (Co-op) in the office of the Central Registrar of Co-operative Societies, dated December 31, 2007 directing the Chairman of the first petitioner not to appoint any employee in the cooperative society during the progress of the election process. The first petitioner is a multi-state co-operative society governed by the provisions of the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. Since election of the society was not held for a long time for constituting the board of directors, an order was made by this court directing the central registrar to take necessary steps for holding the election. There is no dispute that the process initiated by the central registrar is in progress. When the election process was in progress, the society decided to appoint certain