{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1656 OF 2011 Vividh Karyakari Seva Sahakari Society Limited, Jodtala, Tq. & Dist.Hingoli and others Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & others Respondents Mr.M.R.Sonawane, advocate holding for Mr.S.R.Bagal, advocate for petitioners. Mr.K.S.Patil, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 to 5. Mr.S.V.Mundhe, advocate for Respondent No.6. Mr.S.B.Ghatol Patil, advocate for Respondent No.11. CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND M.T.JOSHI, JJ. DATE : 25 th August, 2011 PER COURT: 1 By way of present petition, the petitioners are impugning the order dated 20.12.2010, passed by Respondent No.6 to the extent of directing to hand over charge of Secretary of petitioner societies to Respondents No.8 to 10; and order dated 29.01.2011, passed by Respondent No.5 rejecting permission to appoint Respondent No.11 as Group Secretary of petitioner societies. 2 Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of clause-7 of the directions issued by the Commissioner of Co-Operation, under Section 79(1) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, the petitioner-societies are at liberty to appoint the Secretary as per their choice. It is, therefore, submitted that the impugned direction not {2} granting approval to the person appointed by the petitioners and thrusting some other person as Secretary is not sustainable in law. 3 The combined reading of the directions dated 06.12.2008 would reveal that in view of paragraph 1, such of the persons, who were working on 03.06.2002 and such of the persons, who are appointed in pursuance to the orders passed by the Courts numbering 8733, are first required to be absorbed by the District Supervision Committee. The conjoint reading of the said direction would reveal that only after the list of such 8733 persons is exhausted, the Vividh Karyakari Societies would be at liberty to appoint Secretaries of their choice. Undisputedly, Respondents No.8 to 10 are from the list of such 8733 persons. 4 In that view of the matter, no case is made out for interference. 5 Writ Petition stands rejected. M.T.JOSHI B.R.GAVAI JUDGE JUDGE adb/wp165611