: 1 : IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.6367 OF 2007 NO.6367 OF 2007 NO.6367 OF 2007 Joseph Albert Lewis & Ors. .. Petitioners. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.J.K.Hegde for the petitioners. Ms.V.S.Mhaispurkar, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : : : D.B. BHOSALE, J. D.B. BHOSALE, J. D.B. BHOSALE, J. DATE DATE DATE : 29th February, 2008. : 29th February, 2008. : 29th February, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. This petition challenges an order dated 10th July, 2007 passed by the Registrar, Co-Operative Society, ‘R’ Div. Mumbai, by which the Administrator under Section 78(2) of the Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act, 1960 came to be appointed for a period of six months. There is no dispute that the Administrator took charge immediately after the order and that the period of six months also got over on 1st February, 2008. : 2 : 3. Learned A.G.P., on instructions from the Administrator, who is present in Court, submits that the Administrator has already taken steps to conduct election of Respondent No.10 - Society and he shall complete the entire process of the election within a period of two months from today. Statement made in this behalf by the learned A.G.P. is accepted. 4. In view of the statement made by the learned A.G.P., in my opinion, nothing further survives in the instant writ petition and the same is accordingly disposed off. 5. Since the period of six months has expired on 1st February, 2008, it is open for the Administrator to seek formal extension of his appointment as an Administrator till the election process is complete. 6. It is needless to express that the Administrator shall handover the charge to the newly elected Managing Committee of Respondent No.10 - Society immediately after the election. (D.B.BHOSALE, (D.B.BHOSALE, (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) J.) J.)