..., by reason of the impugned judgment and order dated 6-6-2003, dismissed the said writ petition holding that the writ petition was not maintainable. The appellant is, thus, before us...should be regarded as a public authority and hence, the writ petition is maintainable.”The said decision, therefore, is of no assistance to us...whether a writ petition can be maintained against a cooperative society, but we are inclined to the view that the observations made by the High Court and its decision that such a writ petition is maintainable are...