1 wp1801-10c vai IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1801 OF 2010 B.Y. Chavan & Anr. ....Petitioners V/s. Shri Harshvardhan Patil, The Hon’ble Minister of Co-operation, Co-operative Society & Ors. ....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.704 OF 2011 Roger Jacobs & Ors. ....Petitioners V/s. Shri Harshvardhan Patil, The Hon’ble Minister of Co-operation, Co-operative Society & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.Iqbal Chagla, Senior Counsel with Mr.F.E. DeVitre, Senior Counsel, Mr.Jimmy Avasia,Mr.J.P. Sen and Mr.Mustafa Doctor i/b Dastur Dadhich & Kalambi for the Petitioner in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010. Mr.Robin Jaisinghani i/b Mr.Rupesh Bobade for the Petitioner in Writ Petition (Lodging) No.704 of 2010. Mr.Vineet Naik i/b M/s.Dhruve Liladhar & Co. for Respondent No.5 Writ Petition (Lodging) No.704 of 2010. Dr.Birendra Saraf i/b Kishore Thakordas & Co. for Respondent No.8 Writ Petition (Lodging) No.704 of 2010. Mr.E.P. Bharucha, Senior Counsel with Mr.Farhan Dubash i/b Hetal Patel for Respondent Nos.6, 7, 10 to 14 in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010. Mr.Vijay Thorat, Senior Counsel with Mr.Chetan Kapadia, Mr.Ivor Peter D’Cruz, Mr.V.A. Sugdare and Mr.A. Lokhandwala i/b Lokhandwala & Co. 2 wp1801-10c for Respondent No.4 in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010. Mr.Vineet Naik with Mr.C.D. Mehta, Mr.B.C. Mehta and Mr.Lalan Gupte i/b Dhruve Liladhar & Co. for Respondent No.5 in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010. Mr.N.P. Pandit i/b Mr.P.G. Lad for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010. Mr.Rafiq Dada, Senior Counsel with Mr.Prasad Dhakephalkar and Dr.Birendra Saraf i/b Kishore Thakordas for Respondent No.22 in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATE : 5TH MAY, 2011. P.C. :- 1. The petitioners in Writ Petition No.1801 of 2010 are the plaintiffs in Suit No.1 of 2010. I have rejected the Notice of Motion taken out by them in the suit being Notice of Motion No.148 of 2010. It was submitted that the petitioners have no locus-standi in the bifurcation proceedings. It was also submitted that the petitioners in Writ Petition (Lodging) No.704 of 2011 do not have any locus-standi. 2. I have by a separate order and judgment passed today in Writ Petition No.1769 of 2010 and Writ Petition No.1824 of 2010 set-aside the order of respondent No.1 dated 31.5.2010 and directed the Deputy Registrar to hear the bifurcation application afresh. In view thereof, it is not necessary to grant the same reliefs which are sought in these writ petitions. It is therefore, not necessary to consider the question of locus- standi of these petitioners either in the suit or in the bifurcation 3 wp1801-10c proceedings. If they make an application for intervention before the Deputy Registrar, the same shall be decided in accordance with law. 3. The above writ petitions are accordingly disposed of with no order as to costs.