{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7320 OF 2010 Sumati Packaging through its Partner, Sau.Kanchan Ganesh Barhate, age: 53 years, Occ: Business, R/o 8, Siddhi Vinayak Society, Gajanan Nagar, Bhusawal, District Jalgaon. Petitioner Versus 1 The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Co­operation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai­32. 2 The Commissioner & Registrar, Co­operative Societies, 3rd Floor, New Central Building, Opposite Sassoon Hospital, Pune. 3 The Bhusawal Peoples Co­operative Bank Ltd., Station Road, Bhusawal, through its Managing Director. Respondents Mr. A.G.Talhar, advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Tambe, A.G.P. For Respondents No.1 & 2. Mr.V.D.Hon, advocate for respondent no.3. CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND R.M.BORDE, JJ. DATE : 15 th November, 2010 {2} ORAL JUDGMENT (Per B.R.Gavai, J.): 1 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of learned Counsel for respective parties. 2 The limited grievance made by the petitioner is that the application made by him to Respondent No.2 dated 6th April, 2010, be directed to be considered within a stipulated time. 3 We find the prayer innocuous. Writ Petition is, therefore, allowed with a direction to Respondent No.2 to decide the application dated 6th April, 2010 in accordance with law within a period of three months from today after giving an opportunity of hearing to both the sides. It is needless to state that the Respondent No.2, while considering the application of the petitioner, would also take into account the master guidelines published by the Reserve Bank of India, as has been held by the Apex Court in the case of M/s Sardar Associates & others Vs. Punjab & Sindh Bank & others, reported in 2009 AIR SCW 5886. 4 Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. R.M.BORDE B.R.GAVAI JUDGE JUDGE adb/wp732010