WA 181/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. POTSANGBAM The term of an elected Managing Body of a Cooperative So ciety under the Cooperative Societies Act and the Rules framed thereunder (herei nafter called the Act and the Rules) is three years. Whether the aforesaid perio d should be computed from the cooperative year as defined in Section 2(f) of the Act or from the date of the meeting in which the Body was elected, a question t hat has been raised in the present proceeding, will hardly be significant and, t herefore, will not be required to be answered by the Court. This is because the Appellant Managing Committee was, admittedly, elected on 31.06.2006 and assumed office from the said date. The period of three years, which is the life time o f such an elected Body under the Act and the Rules, had expired on 31.07.2009. Therefore, as on date, under the provisions of the Act and the Rules, no legal r ight on the said Body to continue as the Managing Committee of the Baruajhar S.S .Limited can be recognised. If that be so, the Court will have to understand th e issue(s) raised in the Appeal to have become academic. The appropriate authority in the State Government will t ake necessary consequential action in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules as would be required. The Writ Appeal is closed in terms of the above.