Palaniswami, J.- This petition is filed by Gopal, Chief Promoter of Tamil Nadu Road Transport Financing Cooperative Society, Limited, Madras to quash the order of the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Madras, the first respondent herein, dated 14th March, 1970, under which the first respondent nominated eight persons as members of the committee of management of the petitioner society. Gopal and nine others promoted the petitioner society for the purpose of providing cheap and convenient credit facilities to small lorry owners for purchase of vehicles. About 15o members were enrolled. The promoters proposed to the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies a panel of names of shareholders for the committee of management. The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies purported to nominate eight persons as members of the committee of management by virtue of the powers conferred on him under Transitory Bye-law No. 20 of the Bye-laws of the petitioner society. It is to quash this proceeding that this writ petition has been filed.

2. The ground, upon which the proceeding is sought to be quashed, is that under the provisions of the Madras Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 (hereinaft

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