1 SSK/23 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3855 OF 2009. Rajesh Khanna ....Petitioner Versus Green Acres Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. & Ors. . ..Respondents. Mr. Dinesh W. Bhosale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. M.M.Vashi i/b. Smt. Rita Bhatia, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for Respondent Nos. 8 & 9. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 30th MARCH, 2010. P.C.: Heard Mr. Bhosale, learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. Vashi, learned Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5 and Mr.Bhosale, AGP for Respondent Nos. 8 & 9. 2. The Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Society, Pune, by his order dated 20th January, 2007 disqualified Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 under the provisions of section 78(1 (B) for non filing of the bond under the provisions of section 73(1AB) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. 2 3. The present Petitioner, thereafter filed a dispute against Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4 only alleging they have been illegally co-opted in the Managing Committee Meeting dated 28th January, 2007. The Petitioner also filed an application for interim relief restraining Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 from acting upon any resolution passed in the above said Managing Committee Meeting. The Judge of the Co-operative Court by his order dated 12th April, 2007 rejected the Petitioner’s application. The Petitioner thereafter, carried the Appeal to the Co-operative Appellate Court. The Appeal also came to be dismissed by an order, which is impugned in the present writ petition. 4. It is not disputed by the learned Counsel appearing for the respective parties that the last general election to the Managing Committe of the Respondent No.1-Society was held on 2nd April, 2005 and the term of the members of the Managing Committee will expire on 31st March, 2010. It is also worth to mention that Respondent Nos.5, 6 and 7 are not parties to the original dispute and therefore, no effective order can be passed against them. Since the term of Managing Committee is almost over, I am of the opinion that the present petition can be conveniently disposed of, by passing the following order: i) The Respondent No.1 is directed to hold elections to 3 elect its Managing Committee within a period of three months from 31st March, 2010 for the period commencing from 2010. The said elections shall be under the supervision of Respondent No.8- Deputy Registrar, Co- operative Societies, Pune. 5. In the interest of justice, the hearing of Petitioner’s Dispute No. 20 of 2007 pending before the Co-operative Court (I), is expedited. (R. V. MORE, J.)