1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6562 OF 2009 Mr R.D.Gondil and ors .. Petitioners Vs The Divisional Joint Registrar and ors .. Respondents Mr. A.S.Desai, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr Y.S.Jahagirdar, Senior Counsel with Mr S.B.Khurjekar , Mr R.V.Govilkar i/b S.S.Aradhye for respondent no.6. Mr S.R.nargolkar, AGP, for respondent nos.1,2,4,7 and 8. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 07/10/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This petition is directed against the order dated 16.7.2009 passed by respondent no.7, by which revision application filed by the petitioners has been dismissed. The revision was filed against the order dated 10.9.08 passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Pune Division, Pune, by which he had vacated the ad-interim order dated 11.8.2008. This Court is informed that an appeal, bearing no.48 of 2008, is pending before respondent no.1. It appears that earlier the petitioners had approached this court by way of Writ Petition No.6436 of 2008 and that petition was disposed of by order dated 20.11.2008. While disposing of the said writ petition, this T 2 court had directed the parties to maintain status-quo as of 19.9.2008. In view thereof, learned counsel for the parties have agreed for continuation of the order of status-quo granted on 20.11.2008 till disposal of Appeal no. 48 of 2008 pending before respondent no.1. Hence, the following order. (i) Respondent no.1-the Divisional Joint Registrar shall decide Appeal No.48 of 2008 on merits in accordance with law and uninfluenced by the orders impugned in the present writ petition. The Divisional Joint Registrar shall endeavour to dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. The order of status-quo that was granted by this court vide order dated 20.9.2008 in Writ Petition No.6436 of 2008 shall remain operative till disposal of the appeal and for a period of 15 days thereafter if the order passed in the appeal is adverse to the petitioner. All contentions of the parties are kept open. At this stage, Mr Desai, learned counsel, on instructions submits that the petitioners shall not hold elections for filling up vacancy, if any. This statement is recorded and accepted. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3