1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION jmi WRIT PETITION NO. 1721 OF 2010. The Greater Bombay Co-operative Bank Ltd. & Anr. ..Petitioners. v/s. The Hon’ble Minister of State for Co-operation & Textiles & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr. Walawalkar, Senior Counsel, a/w. Mr. Vivek Walawalkar, a/w. Mr. Nikhil Rajani a/w. Mrs. Meenakshi Mhapankar, i/b. M/s. V. Deshpande & Co., for Petitioners. Mr. Satelkar, AGP, for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 & 8. Mr. Deepak Chitnis, for Respondent Nos. 4, 5 & 6. .... CORAM : S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010. P.C. The following order is passed by consent of the parties :- (i) The order dated 31st May 2010 passed by the Respondent No.1 is quashed and set aside. (ii) The Respondent No.1 shall within three weeks from the date of this order hear the Application filed by the Respondent No.4 (Exhibit ‘Q’ to the Petition) afresh on all issues including the issue whether the Application as filed, is maintainable under section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative 2 Societies Act, 1960, and shall forthwith pass orders thereon. (iii) Parties shall not be allowed to file any further pleadings before the Respondent No.1 except their respective written submissions. (iv) Until the said Application is disposed of, parties to maintain status-quo as of today. (v) Writ Petition is accordingly, disposed of with no order as to costs. [ S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. ]