JUDGMENT : Ajay Mohan Goel, J. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has inter-alia, prayed for the following reliefs:- i) “That respondent No.2 may kindly be directed by issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus to take appropriate action against respondent No.5 in view of the inquiry reports Annexure P-11 dated 27.09.2016 and inquiry report Annexure P-12 dated 16.05.2017. ii) That a further direction may also kindly be issued to respondent No.2 to recover the amount of salary illegally drawn by respondent No.5 after his due date of retirement 31.01.2015.” 2. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered view that the present writ petition is not maintainable. The reliefs that have been prayed are being sought against respondent No.4, which is a Cooperative Society registered under the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Societies Act, 1968. 3. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that said Society is the instrumentality of the State and thus amenable to the writ jurisdiction of the Court is without any merit. On a query put to the learned counsel for the petitioner, it could not be demonstrated that the State of Himachal Pradesh has either any direct or indirect interest in this Society. It could not be demonstrated that the State exercises any control over this Society either monetarily or otherwise. It could not be demonstrated that the State in any capacity exercises deep and pervasive control as far as the management of the committee is concerned. 4. In this view of the matter, simply because it is a Society, registered under the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Societies Act, 1968, which is a mandatory condition for a Cooperative Society to come into existence, the same does not becomes a statutory society or an instrumentality of the State. 5. Accordingly, present petition being devoid of any merit, is dismissed. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stands disposed of.