WP(C) 6314/2010 8486BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B. P. KATAKEY Heard Mr PN Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioners; Mr J Abedin, learned c ounsel for the respondent No.6; and Mr G Soren, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.1,3,5 & 7. The petitioners, by present petition, have challenged the order dated 1 November 2010 issued by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies constituting an a d-hoc committee of 13 members under the chairmanship of respondent No.6. By the interim order dated 29 November 2010, the operation of the afores aid order dated 1 November 2010 has been stayed. Learned counsel for the parties have submitted that a one-man ad-hoc com mittee was thereafter constituted vide the order dated 8 December 2010 and the s aid committee is now managing the affairs of the society. It has also been submi tted that the present petition be disposed of with a direction to the said one-m an committee to hold the election of the society. By the order dated 1 November 2010, the Registrar of cooperative societi es has appointed an ad-hoc committee to hold, within 90 days, the annual general meeting of the society with the condition that on failure to do so the committe e would stand dissolved automatically. The operation of the said order has alrea dy been stayed by this Court by the interim order dated 29 November 2010. The me mbers of such ad-hoc committee, as a matter of right, cannot claim that they sho uld be allowed to continue to manage the affairs of society the same being the a d-hoc arrangement. Since the one-man ad-hoc committee, in view of the aforesaid interim ord er, has already been constituted by the Registrar vide order dated 8 December 20 10 and the purpose for constitution of such committee being to hold election of the society, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the one-man committee to hold the annual general meeting/ election of the society namely Pa tamari Samabai Samity Ltd on or before 28 February 2011. The Registrar of cooperative societies shall, in view of the order dated 28 May 2010 passed in WPC No.3037/2010, nominate an official not below the rank of Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies to oversee the entire process of e lection. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.