1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 1180 OF 2010 (Parmanand Rameshwar Dass & Anr. vs. The Divisional Joint Registar & Ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. JULY 29, 2010. Heard Shri Meghe, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Sonare, learned AGP for respondents No.1 & 2. The present writ petition is filed in February 2010 challenging the order dated 01.09.2009 appointing Administrator under Section 77-A(f)(2) of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on the affairs of Respondent No. 3 – Society. Shri Meghe, learned counsel contends that said provisions are not applicable and in any case the Cooperative Court has passed appropriate orders on 24.06.2009 and as per liberty given therein, Respondent No. 3 – Society has passed further resolution. Hence, according to him, appointment of Administrator is unwarranted. Respondents No. 3 & 9 have chosen not to appear, though they are served. The learned AGP points out that there are disputes in management and both groups are claiming to 2 be administrating the affairs of the society. According to him, after orders dated 24.06.2009 passed by Cooperative Court, both groups claimed that they have passed the resolution. He, therefore, relies upon the reply affidavit as filed and impugned order to show that the appointment of Administrator under Section 77-A of the Act was essential. The facts show that one group approached the Cooperative Court in Dispute No. 261 of 2009 while other group is also claiming to be in management and hence the orders passed on 24.06.2009 could not be implemented. The Administrator is looking after the affairs of Respondent No. 3 for last more than ten months. In this situation, I find that the interest of justice can be met with by directing the Administrator to hold elections of Respondent No. 3 – Society at the earliest. Section 77-A of the Act itself stipulates time period of two months for making necessary arrangements for constituting the New Committee. In these circumstances, the Administrator shall take appropriate steps to conduct the elections within the said period of two months. With these directions, writ petition is disposed of. No costs. JUDGE *GS.