1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5681 OF 2009 Akhlaq Ahmed & Ors. ... Petitioners vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr.Anil R. Mishra, Advocate,for the petitioners. Mr. V.S.Masurkar Govt. Pleader, for respondent Nos. 1 & 2. Mr. A.S.Desai, Advocate, for respondent No.3. CORAM: F.I.REBELLO AND J.H.BHATIA, JJ. DATE : 1st December, 2009. P.C. 1. Rule. Heard forthwith. 2. The petitioners have approached this Court contending that elections have been conducted by the Administrator without taking into consideration the list of members. 3. Pursuant to the allegations and material on record, by order of 10.11.2009, we had directed Shri K.N.Mande, Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, to examine the list of members and prepare a list. On behalf of Shri 2 Mande, learned Government Pleader has submitted to us a report dated 27.11.2009 along with a list of members occupying the tenements and who are entitled to be treated as members. In his report, he has set out that there are 48 members who are eligible to be members and out of them, 23 members have been mentioned in the list prepared by the Administrator. Copy of the report along with the list of members is taken on record and marked “X” for identification. 4. We have heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 5. Having looked at the list of members prepared by the Deputy Registrar i.e. 48 members will have to be legal and valid members 6. Considering the above, the Administrator is directed to notify the list of these 48 members and thereafter hold elections to the Society based on this list of 48 members. Counsel for the Administrator, on taking instructions, states that the Administrator will require two months to complete the election process in view of the list submitted to this Court. Statement is accepted. Rule is made absolutely accordingly. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.)