WP(C) 6151/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner who was the Chairman of the Ad hoc Managing Committee constituted on 4.8.2010 for the 19/69 Digdhar Brahmaputra Meen Samabai Samittee Ltd. (herei nafter referred to as the Society ) is aggrieved by the order of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies dated 8.11.2010, whereby a fresh ad hoc committee consi sting of 11 members has been constituted with respondent No.6 as its Chairman. 2. It appears that the Committee headed by the petitioner was requi red to hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Society within 90 days, but although the AGM was scheduled on 12.10.2010, it could not transact any business due to lack of quorum. On failure of the Committee to hold the AGM within the t ime specified by the order dated 4.8.2010, it was dissolved by application of th e provisions of Section 32(4) of the Assam Cooperative Societies Act, 1949 (here inafter referred to as the Act) and a fresh body has been constituted with the d irection to hold the AGM of the Society within 90 days. 3. It is contended by Mr. A Mannaf, learned counsel appearing for t he petitioner that replacement of an ad hoc body with another ad hoc body is imp ermissible and the election should now conducted by an officer of the department rather than by the new ad hoc committee. 4. Having regard to the fact that the Committee headed by the petit ioner failed to hold the AGM within the time stipulated, I am disinclined to con sider this to be a simple case of replacement of one ad hoc body by another ad h oc body. 5. However considering the submissions made that the term of the ad -hoc body may be indefinitely extended, it is made clear that the committee cons tituted by Notification dated 8.11.2010 (Annexure-6) should not be granted any e xtension for holding the AGM, as such extension of time was not made available t o the earlier ad hoc committee. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies is also o rdered to depute a departmental official to be an Observer in the AGM/Election o f the Society, to be held by the Committee constituted on 8.11.2010. 6. The above order is passed after hearing the learned counsel appe aring for the petitioner and also Mr. G Soren, learned Government Advocate repre senting the official respondents 1 to 5. 7. The matter is accordingly disposed of at Motion stage with the c onsent of the parties.