( 1 ) THIS petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India relates to the affairs of Sewa Sahakari Sanstha, Mahagarh, a primary credit society duly registered under the M. P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the act ). The petitioners seek to have the order, dated, 22-6-1972 (Annexure X to the petition) issued by the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, District mandsaur quashed hereby. By this order purporting to be made under Section 57 (a) of the Act, the Assistant Registrar has directed the Co-operative Extension officer, District Mandsaur (respondent No. 2) to seize the entire record of the society from the petitioners and to hand over the same thereafter to Bhawani shankar (respondent No. 3) who has been described as the President of the equivalent Citation: society.

( 2 ) AT the very outset, we are constrained to observe that the undisputed facts placed before us do disclose a shocking state of affairs in respect of the management of the Society and it is clear that notwithstanding such facts being brought to the notice of the Assistant Registrar, no action was taken, by the assistant Registrar to put an end to the h