( 1 ) IN this petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution the petitioner has challenged the legality of the order dated 14/15-10-1986 passed by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies Gujarat State respondent No. 1 herein whereby he confirmed the order dated 19-9-1986 passed by the second respondent District Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The impugned orders are at annexures A and B to the petition. By the original order at annexure A which is confirmed by the first respondent the petitioner has been disqualified to hold any elected post for a period of four years either on the Managing Committee of Navdeep Co-operative Bank Limited Navrangpura Ahmedabad or on the Managing Committee of any other Co-operative Society. The said order has been passed by the second respondent under sec. 76-B (2) of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act 1961 (the Act for short ). The said order has been challenged on diverse grounds but it is not necessary to mention all of them for the simple reason that one ground put in the forefront goes to the rest of the matter and entitles the petitioner to succeed. The said ground runs as under:

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