1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8425 OF 2009 The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai, Pay Office Nanded, Vasant Nagar, Opposite Sharada Nagar Bus Stop, Nanded-2, Through its Chief Officer, Shri Shrinivas Digambarrao Deshmukh, Age 57 years, Occu.Service, R/o M.S.C.Bank Ltd., P.O.Nanded, Taluka and Dist.Nanded .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Hon’ble State Minister, Co-operation, Marketing and Textile Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Liquidator, The Parbhani Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Factory Ltd., Pungle, Jintur Road, District Parbhani, C/o Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Society, Shelu, District Parbhani 3. The Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad .. RESPONDENTS Mr.R.N.Dhorde, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 26th April, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that it has preferred an appeal under Section 104 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 and the same is pending with the respondent No.1 since the year 2005. 3. In view of the fact that the said appeal is pending consideration with the respondent No.1 since 2005, we direct the respondent No.1 to decide the said appeal, in accordance with law, on its own merits, within a period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is made absolute in above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/8425.09wp)