1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No.3298 of 2008 Ramesh Sambhaji Devre & ors. Petitioners Vs. State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Mr.H.S.Venegavkar for petitioners. Mr.S.D.Rayrikar, AGP for Resp.nos.1,2 & 4. Mr.R.B.Paranjape i/b. Mr.J.D.Khairnar for resp.no.5. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. June 3, 2008 P.C. . Heard Mr.Venegavkar, the learned counsel for the petitioners who had recontested the by-elections and were elected as the Managing Committee members of the respondent no.3 - Co-operative Bank on 10/7/2006. Under Rule 58(A) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961 they were required to furnish a bond within a period of fifteen days. However, they furnished the bond on 5/1/2007 and consequently by the order dated 16/3/2007 the Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Nashik they were disqualified. The petitioners had challenged the 2 said order in an appeal before the Divisional Joint Registrar and the appeal was dismissed. Finally they approached the State Government in revision application which also has been dismissed on 12/2/2008. In the mean while the programme for fresh elections for the five year term (2008-2013) has been published on 5/5/2008. The petitioners have submitted their nomination forms which have been accepted. Having regards to the law laid down by this Court (Division Bench) in the case of Gulab Rameshnath Khote Vs. State of Maharashtra [2008 (1) [2008 (1) [2008 (1) Bom.C.R. Bom.C.R. Bom.C.R. 252] 252] 252], no interference is called for in the concurrent view taken by the Appellate as well as Revision Authority. Mr.Venegavkar, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that though the nomination forms submitted by them have been accepted, the Election Officer may disqualify the petitioners, more so when the nomination forms were accepted after the interlocutory order was passed by this Court on 13/5/2008. . Admittedly the petitioners have been removed from the Managing Committee membership on the sole ground of non-furnishing of the bonds as required under Rule 58(A) of the Maharashtra Co-operative 3 Societies Rules, 1961 and, therefore, they cannot be disqualified for contesting the fresh elections. With these clarifications the petition is disposed off. (B.H.MARL