IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.930 of 2010 1. SUDHA SINGH D/O LATE SRI SURAJ PRASAD SINGH ELECTED DIRECTOR , BIHAR STATE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION LIMITED, PATNA , UDYOG BHAWAN,3RD FLOOR, GANDHI MAIDAN ,PATNA-4,R/O MOH ANAND NAGAR, BANKERS COLONY, DUMRA ROAD,SITAMARHI,P.O.SITAMARHI,DISTT-SITAMARHI 2. SURENDRA SINGH S/O LATE RAM LAKHAN SINGH ELECTED DIRECTOR , BIHAR STATE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION LIMITED, PATNA , UDYOG BHAWAN,3RD FLOOR, GANDHI MAIDAN ,PATNA-4,R/O VILL KHARIKA, P.O.KHARIKA VIA SONEPUR, DISTT-CHAPRA 3. JAWAHAR LAL RAM S/O LATE SAKALDEEP RAM ELECTED DIRECTOR , BIHAR STATE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION LIMITED, PATNA , UDYOG BHAWAN,3RD FLOOR, GANDHI MAIDAN ,PATNA-4,R/O VILL KASMAR , P.O. KASMAR, DISTT-CHAPRA Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE CENTRAL REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY GOVT. OF INDIA 2. CENTRAL REGISTRAR, CO-OERATIVE SOCIETIES,JOINT SECETARY AGRICULTURE AND CO- OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 3. CHIEF DIRECTOR , CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,KRISHI BHAWAN,NEW DELHI 4. SRI NARAYAN SINGH S/O LATE BHAGWAT SINGH CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION LIMITED , PATNA ,UDYOG BHAWAN, 3RD FLOOR, GANDHI MAIDAN,PATNA-4,R/O VILL &P.O.KALPURA, DISTT-CHAPRA,PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MOHALLA-NEPALI COLONY, BHAGWAT KUNJ POST OFFICE-RAJIVE NAGAR,PS.RAJIVE NAGAR,DISTT-PATNA-24 5. MR. N. SRINEWASAN S/O NOT KNOWN MANAGING DIRECTOR /CHIEF EXECUTIVE , BIHAR STATE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION LIMITED, PATNA , UDYOG BHAWAN, 3RD FLOOR, GANDHI MAIDAN ,P.O. GANDHI MAIDAN,P.S.GANDHI MAIDAN,PATNA-4 ----------- 3/ 10/05/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and for Union of India. The writ petition was filed on 18.1.2010. Notwithstanding issuance of notice to respondent No.2 to 5 on 7.6.2010 and valid service of the same, no counter affidavit has been filed till date. No useful purpose is going to be served by repeated adjournments. The limited relief sought in the writ application is for a direction to the respondents to hold election to the Board of Directors in terms of Section- 39(2) and 45(6) of the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 in the Bihar State Industries Cooperative 2 Federation Limited. It is submitted that no elections have been held after the coming into being of the Cooperative Society in the year-2006. The writ application is disposed with direction to the respondents-1 to 3 to take steps expeditiously for holding of the elections and declare the results, all within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order failing which issues of dissolution etc. of the societies may arise for consideration. In the meantime, the existing administrative body is restrained from taking major policy/financial decisions. The application is disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)