IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2011 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 12542 of 2011(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-WEST COAST WELFARE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.NO.T1600,VALIYATHURA,VALLAKKADAVU.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695008,REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT ALEN CLIVE NETTO. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY CO-OPERATION(B)DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR(GENERAL)OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(GENERAL)OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 5. THE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM WEST COAST WELFARE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.NO.T 1600, VALIYATHURA,VALLAKKADAVU.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695008,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.12542 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The prayer in this writ petition filed by the Board of Directors of a co-operative society is for an order directing respondents 2 to 4 to take immediate steps to appoint a Returning Officer to hold election for the purpose of electing a new managing committee of the said society. The society is impleaded as additional fifth respondent in the writ petition. The said relief happened to be sought in view of the fact that the affairs of the society are now being managed by an Administrator appointed under section 33 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission-hearing, Sri.Basant Balaji, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 2 to 4 submitted on instructions that a poll to elect the new set of office bearers is scheduled to be held on 11.7.2011 and therefore the writ petition has become infructuous. 3. In the light of said submission, no further orders are called for in this writ petition except to record the submission made on behalf of respondents 2 to 4 that election to the managing committee of the fifth respondent society is scheduled to be held on 11.7.2011. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of recording the said submission. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.