https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199859 The Inquiry Officer under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 was treated as having incidental authority to regulate inquiry proceedings, including granting adjournments and awarding costs occasioned by adjournment. That power was read as flowing from the power to summon witnesses and conduct inquiry under Section 89, and was also considered consistent with the need for a full, fair and expeditious inquiry under Section 88, including orders made in conformity with natural justice. On the facts, however, the costs order was found excessive because the record did not show opposition by all respondents and only the petitioner had opposed the adjournment, so the costs awarded to respondents other than the petitioner bank were quashed. en-us Tue, 09 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:20:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199859 The Inquiry Officer under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 was treated as having incidental authority to regulate inquiry proceedings, including granting adjournments and awarding costs occasioned by adjournment. That power was read as flowing from the power to summon witnesses and conduct inquiry under Section 89, and was also considered consistent with the need for a full, fair and expeditious inquiry under Section 88, including orders made in conformity with natural justice. On the facts, however, the costs order was found excessive because the record did not show opposition by all respondents and only the petitioner had opposed the adjournment, so the costs awarded to respondents other than the petitioner bank were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199859