1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5337 OF 2009 Mr Iqbal A Halai and ors .. Petitioners Vs Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-op Societies and ors .. Respondents Mr.Kezar Kharawala i/b R.K.Association, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms Savina s Bangera i/b A.R.Mishra, for respondent no.2. Mrs.P.S.Cardozo, AGP, for Respondent nos 1 and 3. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 23/09/2009 PC: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This petition challenges the orders passed by the authorities below, appointing an administrator under section 78 of the Maharahstra Co-operative Societies Act,1960. It appears that during pendency of these proceedings, the society- Shakuntala Co-operative Housing Society, dissolved the Managing Committee, against whom the proceedings under T 2 section 78(1) of the Act were initiated and conducted fresh elections and presently newly elected Managing Committee is in charge of the society. Despite this, the learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, submits that the newly elected Managing Committee has no objection for holding fresh elections under the supervision of some officer appointed by the Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Mumbai. He further submits that the present petitioners shall not contest the said elections. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case, I am satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice. The Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, ”K” (West) Ward, Mumbai Division, Mumbai, shall appoint an officer from his office within a period of 2 weeks from today to conduct election of Shakuntala Co-operative Housing Society Limited within a period of ten weeks from today by following the due procedure. Till the elections are held and new Managing Committee is elected, the existing Managing Committee shall continue to hold charge of the society. However, the existing Managing Committee shall not take any major policy decision and shall look after only day-to-day affairs of the society. 3 Statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners shall not contest the elections, is accepted. In view of this order, the impugned orders render ineffective. This order, however, shall not preclude the concerned authority from initiating an action against the petitioner in accordance with law, if they so desire, for the wrongs committed by them, if any. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)