The petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned notice dated 16.3.2016 issued by the 3rd respondent calling upon the petitioner to participate in an enquiry under Section 81 of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983, (in short, ''the Act''). This notice was issued pursuant to a communication issued by the 1st respondent dated 15.12.2015, which is impugned in this writ petition.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, referring to Section 81 of the Act submitted that the Registrar can order enquiry on his own motion or on an application of majority of the Board etc, and in the instant case both of these contingencies have not arisen since the impugned proceedings dated 15.12.2015 refers to a letter dated 23.10.2015 sent by the Employees of the Housing Societies in Thiruvallur District. Therefore it is stated that the proceedings is not a suo motu proceedings.

3. Heard the learned Additional Government pleader appearing for the respondents on the above submission.

4. Section 81 of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act empowers the Registrar to act on his own motion or on an application of majority of the Board or of not less than 1/3rd of the members on the reques