(1) wp6852-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6852 OF 2011 Avinah Ashokrao More PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. T.G. Gaikwad, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. S.S. Rathi, advocate for Respondent No. 4. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 25th NOVEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The petitioner has raised twofold grievance. One that the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies has not taken action against the Directors of the Respondent No. 4 Society though they have failed to hold elections within the stipulated period. Secondly, the elections of Managing Committee of the Respondent No. 4 are not held though they are due. 2. Shri S.S. Rathi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 4, submits that the elections of the Managing Committee of the Respondent No. 4 are not at all due and in any case, the Respondent No. 4 has taken the steps for holding the (2) wp6852-11 elections. Shri S.K. Tambe, learned A.G.P., for Respondent No. 3, submits that already, a notice has been issued to the Directors of Respondent No. 4 on 21st September, 2011 to show cause as to why an action should not be taken against them under section 77 (A) (1) (b) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act. In that view of the matter, we find that the petition can be disposed of. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to pass appropriate orders on the proceedings initiated by the Respondent No. 3 vide show-cause notice dated 21st September, 2011, after giving opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties, as expeditiously as possible and preferably, within a period of three months from today. The Respondent No. 4 shall hold the elections in accordance with law within the stipulated period. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [B.R. GAVAI, J.] npj/wp6852-11