(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 7310 OF 2010 Balu s/o. Baliram Suryawanshi, Age : 28 years, Occupation : Business / Service, R/o. At & Post : Krishnapur - Bidkin, Taluka : Paithan, District : Aurangabad 431 005. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The Union of India, Through the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 01. 2. Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank Ltd., A Multistate Cooperative Society/Bank, Having its Head Office at K.K. Tower, Abhyudaya Bank Lane, Off. G.D. Ambekar Marg, Parel Village, Mumbai 400 012, Through its Managing Director. 3. Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank Ltd., A Multistate Cooperative Society/Bank, Branch Office at : Samdani Chamber, New Gulmandi Market, Dalalwadi, Aurangabad - 431 001, Through its Branch Manager .. Respondents. ....................... (2) Mr. A.M. Karad, Advocate, holding for Mr. S.W. Munde, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Chaudhary, Standing Counsel, for respondent no.1. Mr. S.S. Deve, Advocate, for respondent nos.2 and 3. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 30TH SEPTEMBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner has sought a writ of mandamus, directing the respondent no.3 / Bank, to supply copies of all the documents and books of accounts relied for preparing 47th Annual Report 2009-10 and audited balance sheet - profit and loss accounts of the respondent / Bank, to the petitioner, forthwith. 2. Mr. S.S. Deve, learned Counsel appearing for respondent nos.2 and 3 / Bank, submits that the respondent no.3 has no objection to supply copies of the documents, as stipulated in Section 108 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, (3) 2002. 3. We find that under Section 108 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, it is statutory duty of the Bank to furnish to a member of the Bank, copies of documents as stipulated in the said Section. 4. However, we find that the petitioner has approached the respondent no.3 / Bank on 4th August 2010, and without awaiting response from the Bank, he has rushed to this court on 5th August 2010 and persuaded this court to issue notice vide order dated 17th August 2010. We find that on account of undue and unwarranted haste on the part of the petitioner, the respondents were required to engage Counsel for appearing in this court. In that view of the matter, we are inclined to saddle costs on the petitioner. 5. In the result, we pass the following order : (i) The respondent no.3 / Bank is directed to furnish copies of the documents, as stipulated in Section 108 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002. (ii) However, the petitioner is saddled with costs of Rs. 7,500/- [Rupees seven thousand five hundred]. The said costs shall be (4) paid by the petitioner to the Library of Advocates' Association at this Bench, within a period of four weeks from today. 6. With the above directions, the petition is disposed of. ( A.A. SAYED ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp7310