ORAL ORDER

1.This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assails an order dated 14 June 2022 passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Mumbai Division, whereby the revision application as filed by the petitioner under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act,1960 (for short the ‘MCS Act’) has been dismissed. In the revision application, the petitioner had challenged an order dated 3 March 2022 passed by the Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, D/E-Ward, Mumbai, passed under Section 75(5) of the MCS Act, whereby the petitioner was disqualified for being elected and for being an office bearer or a member of the managing committee, for a period of five years for the reason that in the capacity as Secretary of respondent No.3-Paras Nagar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.(for short “the Society”) the petitioner had failed to comply with the vital obligations to hold annual general meeting. It is in such meeting all the important actions of the managing committee including of approving financial matters/accounts, takes place.

2.The genesis of the action as taken by the respondent-Registrar against the three office bearers