-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2045 OF 2008 Andheri Dhake Colony Co-op. Housing Society Limited & Ors. : Petitioners V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. : Respondents ... Mr.Nivit Srivastava for the petitioners. Mr.S.N.Patil, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for resp. nos.1 to 4. Mr.Anil J. Rege for respondent no.5. Mr.B.K.Hande, Co-operative Officer, Grade I, office of Deputy Registrar, MHADA (present). ... CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE,J. DATE : APRIL 02, 2008. P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. 2. It would be in the interest of the society as well as its members that fresh elections are held to elect a new Managing Committee for the period 2008-2012. Before the dissolved Managing Committee was elected, the tenure of the earlier Managing Committee had expired on 31.3.2004. -: 2 :- It has been pointed out that the petitioner-soiety has in all 53 members and the representative of the respondent no.2, who is present before this Court, states that the Administrator could complete the elections within a period of eight weeks from today. 3. Hence, it is directed that the Administrator will publish a notice for holding fresh elections as well as election programme within a period of one week from today and the newly elected body will take over the charge from the Administrator as soon as the elections are over. The elections should be completed before 31.5.2008. It is made clear that till the elections are completed, the Administrator will not take any major decisions like appointment of staff or dismissal of the staff or incur any additional financial liability. At the same time, the dissolved Managing committee shall co-operate with the Administrator by handing over the relevant records, if any, for holding the elections. 4. The Petition is disposed of in terms of the above order. B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.