(1.) Heard learned Senior Advocate Mr.Prakash Jani assisted by learned advocate Mr.Archit P. Jani for the petitioner, learned Advocate General Mr.Kamal Trivedi assisted by learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr.Vinay Vishen for the respondent Nos.1,2 and 3 and learned advocate Mr.Dipen Desai for the respondent No.4.
(2.) By this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the order dtd. 15/3/2022 passed by the respondent No.2-Registrar, Co-operative Societies, State of Gujarat under Sec. 76(B) (1) of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 (for short 'the Act') read with Rule 32 of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Rule, 1965 (for short 'the Rules') whereby the petitioner is ordered to be removed from the post of Director of the Surat District Co-operative Mill Producers' Union Limited (SUMUL Dairy) (for short 'the Union').
(3.) The brief facts of the case are as under :