1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1796 OF 2009 Shri Ramanlal Bhauchand Doshi and ors .. Petitioners Vs The State of Maharashtra and ors .. Respondents Mr.M.A.Utagirkar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mrs S.S.Bhende , AGP, for Respondent Nos 1 to 3. Mr I.M.Khairdi, for respondent no.4. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 26/08/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This writ petition is directed against the orders passed by the authorities below under section 78(1) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act,1960. An Administrator has been appointed by the order dated 6.7.2007 passed by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Karmala and that order has been confirmed in appeal by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co- operative Societies, Pune Division, Pune, vide order dated 11.2.2008. There is no dispute that the Administrator, in pursuance of the orders impugned, has taken charge of the T 2 society. Till this date, according to the petitioners, elections of respondent no.4 have not been declared by the Administrator. He is holding charge of the society since last about 1.1/2 – 2 years. In view thereof, I am satisfied that this petition can be conveniently disposed of by the following order. (a) The Administrator, appointed in pursuance of the order dated 6.7.2007 passed by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Karmala, shall hold elections of respondent no.4- Society in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of five moths from the date of receipt of this order. Counsel for the petitioners undertakes to produce a copy of this order before the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Karmala and also to the Administrator, within a period of two weeks from today. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3