1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2859 OF 2011 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.822 OF 2011 Balkrishna Appa Sonawane & Ors. .. Petitioners. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.S.R.Ronghe for the petitioners/applicants. Mr.S.K.Shinde AGP for respondent nos.1 to 4. Mr.Sarang Aradhye for respondent no.5. Mr.S.S.Shah for the applicant/intervenor. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE & U.D.SALVI, JJ. DATED : APRIL 28, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this writ petition the petitioners are seeking direction to respondent no.1 – State of Maharashtra to forthwith withdraw and/or cancel the impugned order dated 15.2.2011. They have further prayed for direction to respondent no.2 – District Collector, Solapur to declare elections of respondent no.5 – Makai Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. as provided for under Rule 16 of the Maharashtra Specified Co-operative Societies (Elections to Committees) Rules, 1971 (for short “the said Rules”) and complete the election process within timeframe. 3. Mr.Shinde, learned A.G.P. on instructions submits that respondent no.2 – District Collector, Solapur will commence the S 2 election process after 15th June as provided for in Rule 16 of the said Rules. His statement is accepted. In view of the statement made by learned A.G.P., learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, does not press the writ petition. The petition is disposed as not pressed. However, we observe that respondent no.2 – District Collector, Solapur shall endeavour to complete the election process on or before 31st August, 2011. Consequently, the civil application is also disposed of. (U.D.SALVI,J.) (D.B.BHOSALE,J.)