Ravi Yashwant Bhoir vs The Collector, District Raigad & Ors on 2 March, 2012
6. The learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner
has referred to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of
Ravi Yashwant Bhoir Vs. District Collector, Raigad [reported in
2012 (4) SCC 407] for the proposition that the elected office bearer of
a cooperative society has to be placed in a higher pedestal than a paid
employee of a society or a temporary employee of a society. It is further
submitted that the elected office bearers cannot be suspended and if at all
there is any action to be initiated, an enquiry has to be conducted in
terms of Section 81 of the Act, which has already commenced against the
petitioner or the Registrar can invoke powers under Section 36 of the Act
for disqualification or removal and invoke the power of super session of
the board under Section 88 of the Act. Hence, it is submitted that the
impugned legislation is liable to be struck down.