-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1775 OF 2008 Mr.Bhagat S. Dugar & Ors. : Petitioners V/s. Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, ‘D’ Ward & Ors. : Respondents ... Mr.H.S.Venegavkar i/b. Ashok Purohit for the petitioners. Mr.R.R.Bhosale, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for resp. nos.1 & 2. Mr.S.K.Shinde for respondent nos.3 to 10. ... CORAM : S.A.BOBDE, J. DATE : AUGUST 12, 2008. P.C. 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Mr.Bhosale, the learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the respondent nos.1 & 2, and Mr.Shinde for the respondent nos.3 to 10 waive service. Heard by consent. 2. It is clear from the provisions of section 73(1AB) that the Divisional Joint Registrar could not have granted ad-interim stay to the impugned order since under section 73(1AB), the defaulting members of the Committee are removed by operation of law. Hence, the stay granted by -: 2 :- the Divisional Joint Registrar is vacated. Mr.Shinde submits that an appeal is pending and in the said appeal, the question whether a proper consultation has been made with the federal society in regard to appointment of an Administrator is permitted to be agitated. Accordingly, the Divisional Joint Registrar is directed to decide the aforesaid question in the pending appeal and dispose of the appeal within four weeks from the date the parties appear before the Divisional Joint Registrar. The parties are directed to appear before the Divisional Joint Registrar on 28.8.2008. 3. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. S.A. BOBDE, J.