WP(C) 4626/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. B.J. Gho sh, learned Govt. Advocate, Assam. The petitioner is aggrieved by Annexure-I communication dated 27 .10.2008 sent by the Dhemaji Samabai Samiti Executive Committee to the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Dhemaji requesting to accord approval of t he appointment of the respondent No. 5 as the new Secretary of the said Samiti. As indicated in the said communication, the Samabai Samiti in its meeting held o n 24.10.2008 adopted resolution for discharging the petitioner from the services of the society as the Secretary. The Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societ ies accorded approval to the aforesaid request. Upon a reference to the appointm ent of the petitioner, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the petitioner was appointed by Annexure-A/1 order dated 13.3.2002 by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, the resolution adopted towards his discharge can onl y be approved by the Registrar and not by the Assistant Registrar. In this conne ction, learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to Rule 33 of the Assam C o-operative Societies Rules as well as Clause 27 of the Societies Bye Laws. As per the affidavit filed by the respondents, the Assistant Reg istrar of Co-operative Societies is empowered to accord the approval. By office order dated 8.5.1987, various duties and functions of the Field Officer of the D epartment have been indicated. As per the order, such duties and functions are n ot exhaustive and every officer shall perform such additional works as may be en trusted to him. Since the whole controversy is relating to the approval of the r esolution adopted by the Co-operative Society by the Assistant Registrar and it is the specific case of the petitioner that such resolution can only be approved by the Registrar, since he was appointed by the Registrar, this writ petition i s disposed of providing that the Registrar independent of the approval accorded by the Assistant Registrar, shall now consider the entire matter. Entire exercise shall be carried out as expeditiously as possibl e, but at any rate not later than 31.1.2009. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of.