1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8540 OF 2009 1. Mr Archibald Thomas Colaco and ors .. Petitioners Vs 1. The Dy. Registrar, Co- op.Societies and ors .. Respondents Mr. S.K. Shinde, Advocate for the petitioners. Mrs.Neha Bhide, Advocate for the Respondents. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 08/10/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. By consent, rule made returnable forthwith. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents waives service. The petition is taken up for hearing and final disposal at the admission stage itself. 2. This writ petition is basically directed against the order dated 18.8.2009, by which respondent no.6 has confirmed the orders passed by the authorities below, confirming the order of an appointment of administrator passed by the Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, “H” Western Region, Mumbai, vide order T 2 dated 3.3.2009. There is no dispute that immediately after the order dated 3.3.2009 the Administrator took charge of the society. He was directed to hold elections of the society within six months. This Court is informed that till this date, the Administrator has not taken steps to hold the elections. In the meanwhile, it appears that members of the society approached the District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Mumbai, requesting him to appoint a Board of Administrators. The District Deputy Registrar, vide his order dated 10.8.2009, cancelled the appointment of administrator and appointed three members of the society, namely Dr. Dinesh Jain, Mr S.J. VirA and Mr.Manal Chhatriwala, as a Board of Administrators. Mr Shinde, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that despite the order dated 10.8.2009, the Administrator has not handed over charge to the Board of Administrators till this date. In the circumstances, I am satisfied that this petition can be conveniently disposed of by the following order. 3. The Administrator is directed to hand over charge of the society to the Board of Administrators appointed vide order dated 10.8.2009 by the District Deputy Registrar, within a period of ten days from today. The petitioners shall communicate this order to the Administrator within a period of 3 one week from today. Learned AGP is also directed to communicate this order to the concerned Administrator immediately. The Board of Administrators, after taking charge of the society, shall hold elections of the society within a period of three months from today and shall hand over charge of the society to the newly elected Managing Committee. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)