1 WP No.9899 /2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9899 OF 2010 Brahman Sabha karveer, ..Petitioner Versus Sou Seema Ravindra Joshi ..Respondent Mr N.V.Bandiwadekar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr Abhijit M adagule, Advocate for respondent no.1. CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. Date : 15th June, 2011. P.C.: 1. This writ petition arises out of an interim order made below Exhibit-14 in Appeal No.10 of 2009 which is filed under section 70 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. By the order under challenge delivered on 25.11.2010, the application Exhibit-14 is rejected. 2. The petitioner-original appellant submitted that the change report was rejected by the Deputy Charity Commissioner. The appeal arises out of the order made on the change report. During pendency of the appeal, the petitioner-appellant applied for continuing the affairs of the trust subject to outcome of the appeal. While arguing the said application it was stated that the change report was filed pursuant to the elections held on 17.9.2006. Those elections were that of the Executive Committee. It is in these 2 WP No.9899 /2011 circumstances and since the term of office of the said Executive Committee members is yet to expire that they may be allowed to administer and manage the affairs till the disposal of the appeal, was the request and that has been rejected. 3. In all fairness, Mr Bandiwadekar, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner, submitted that the term of office of the Executive Committee was of five years. Five years term will come to an end and now elections are notified which will be concluded on 31.7.2011. 4. In the light of these submissions of Mr Bandiwadekar and this being not controverted by the respondents, interest of justice would be served if this writ petition is disposed of by directing that the parties to the present petition will maintain status-quo as of today in relation to the affairs and management of the Trust until the elections are held and results thereof are declared. If the present status-quo is that the petitioner-trust's affairs are being conducted and managed by the present Executive committee members, they will continue to do so until the fresh elections are held and the results thereof are declared. Thereafter, they will hand over the charge to the newly elected committee. This will be without prejudice to the rights and contentions of all parties in Appeal No.10 of 2009. Thereafter the Appeal will be decided on its own merits and in accordance with law. Needless to state that no application thereafter will be entertained at the instance of the outgoing Executive Committee members for any interim 3 WP No.9899 /2011 relief regarding management and administration of the affairs of the Trust. The petition is accordingly disposed of. (S.C. Dharmadhikari, J)