*1* wp.4540.11.group.917.sxw kps IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4540 OF 2011 WITH WRIT PETITION NOS.4541/2011, 4544/2011, 4545/2011 AND 4546/2011 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION (St.) Nos.17372/2011, 17371/2011, 17376/2011, 17375/2011 AND 17377/2011. Mardi Vikas Vividh Karyakari Seva Society. Mograle Vikas Vividh Karyakari Seva Society. Varkute Mhaswad Vikas Vividh Karyakari Seva Society. Diwad Vikas Vividh Karyakari Seva Society. Injbaw Vikas Vividh Karyakari Seva Society. ..Petitioners in respective petitions. -Versus- The Collector, Satara and others. ..Respondents .......... Mr.Dilip Bodake, for the Petitioners. Mr.B.A.Lawate i/b R.V.Bansode, for the Respondent No.3. Mr.A.I.Patel, AGP, for the Respondent Nos.1 and 4. Mr.Amit Borkar, for the interveners in all Civil Applications. .......... CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. Date : 05th July, 2011. P.C.: 1 By these Writ Petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioners have challenged legality and validity of bye-laws 30(b)(4) and 30(b)(3) of the Respondent No.3-Society. The Writ Petitions were permitted to be amended and ad-interim order was also made on 24.06.2011. Despite accepting the Petitioners’ nominations and allowing them to contest the elections, so also, they having been elected unopposed, the constitution of the Managing Committee in terms *2* wp.4540.11.group.917.sxw of the above bye-laws is not possible. The above bye-laws are difficult to implement. Even the interveners do not dispute this aspect. 2 In such circumstances, the matter was kept back to enable the learned AGP to take instructions as to who would be the appropriate authority to consider the request to modify or amend the bye-laws so as to enable the parties to constitute the Managing Committee. Today, it is stated that the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Man, Taluka : Satara is the authority who shall consider the request. 3 In such circumstances, the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Man is directed to treat this Writ Petition as an application seeking modification or amendment to the subject bye-laws and he shall, after hearing the Respondent No.3-Sangh/ Society, so also, the Petitioners or their representatives and the interveners or their representatives; take a decision on this aspect in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and within a period of six weeks from today. After the decision is taken by the Assistant Registrar and communicated to the Respondent No.3, the authorities can take further steps to hold the elections to fill up the seats in A-Class committee members, subject of course to the legal rights of all parties. 4 All Writ Petitions are disposed of in the above terms. No costs. In view of disposal of the Writ Petitions, all Civil Applications do not survive and the same are also disposed of. (S.C. Dharmadhikari, J)