1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

CM APPL.28740/2026 (for exemption)

2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 5868/2026 & CM APPL.28739/2026 (for interim relief)

3. The Petitioner – Jamia Cooperative Bank Limited has filed the present petition seeking directions to the Respondent Nos.1 o 4 i.e., Registrar of Cooperative Societies (hereinafter, ‘RCS’) and other authorities for appointing a Returning Officer and for ensuring that elections for the Managing Committee/Board of Directors of the Petitioner Bank are conducted in a time bound manner.

4. The case of the Petitioner Bank is that the tenure of the present Board is expiring on 10^th June, 2026. The resolution was passed on 18^th February, 2026 requesting the Respondent No.2- RCS to appoint a Returning Officer. The same was followed up with three further letters dated 27th February, 2026, 10^th April, 2026 and 20^th April, 2026 respectively. However, since no response was received from the RCS office, the present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner Bank. The prayers sought in the present petition are as under:

“a. Issue any writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamu