1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5254 OF 2009 Shivnath Milk Co-op. Society Ltd. .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .... Respondents. Mr. G. S. Godbole i/by Mr. Nitin Mulye for the Petitioner. Mr. S. R. Nargolkar, AGP for the State. Mrs. Manish Jagatap i/by M/s. J. Shekhar & Co. for Respondent No.5. CORAM: BILAL NAZKI and MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATED : 25TH JUNE, 2009. P. C.: The grievance of the petitioner is that the steps are not being taken for conducting election to respondent No.5 Society although the term of the present committee is coming to an end on 11th July, 2009. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that in law the respondents were bound to start the process six months before the term of the present committee expires. Learned AGP on instructions submits that the elections were thought to be conducted earlier but thereafter they were postponed because of the ensuing parliamentary election. Now the process has been 2 put in motion again by issuing notice to respondent No.5 by respondent No.4 to provide the provisional list of voters. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and examining the statutory provisions, we feel that the election process can be completed within a period of four months. Therefore, we dispose of the petition and direct that the election to respondent No.5 society shall be completed within a period of four months from today. 3. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (MRS.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.)