(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 11098 OF 2010 1. Machindra Surbhan Nishane, Age : 60 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 2. Laxminarayan Kantilal Pawar, Age : 43 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 3. Balwant Ganpat Pawar, Age : 53 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 4. Nanasaheb Bagirath Pawar, Age : 42 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 5. Bhagwan s/o. Sanpat Pawar, Age : 56 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 6. Rambhau Hanumanta Dethe, Age : 35 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 7. Balasaheb Vishwanath Pawar, Age : 36 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 8. Tukaram Eknath Pawar, Age : 44 years, Occupation : Agriculture. (2) 9. Kakasaheb Dada Pawar, Age : 37 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 10. Raosaheb Laxman Pawar, Age : 45 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 11. Sau. Sulochana Keshav Pawar, Age : 65 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 12. Rohidas Hari Pawar, Age : 44 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 13. Machindra Gopalpuri Gosavi, Age : 42 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 14. Anil Sampat Dighe, Age : 40 years, Occupation : Agriculture. All R/o. Khudsargaon, Taluka : Rahuri, District : Ahmednagar. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Department of Cooperation, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. (3) 2. The Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Rahuri, Taluka : Rahuri, District : Ahmednagar. 3. The Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, At Nashik Division, Nashik. 4. Bahusaheb Bhaskar Ghursal, Age : 35 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Khudsargaon, Taluka : Rahuri, District : Ahmednagar. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. Rahul R. Karpe, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. D.R. Korde, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 3. Mr. S.B. Gorde Patil, Advocate, for respondent no.4. ........................ CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 COURT'S ORDER : 1. Heard Adv. Mr. Karpe for the petitioners; Assistant (4) Government Pleader Mr. Korde for respondent nos.1 to 3, and Adv. Mr. Gorde Patil for respondent no.4. 2. Without going into merits of the matter, as interim order is operating, appellate authority, namely, respondent no.3 / Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Nashik, is directed to decide the pending appeal before him as early as possible and in any case, within a period of one month from the date of communication of this order to him. 3. Parties are directed to appear before the said authority on 15th February 2011 and to communicate this order to it and to abide by its further instructions in the matter. 4. Interim orders already granted on 8-12-2010 to continue during pendency of appeal. 5. The request of Adv. Mr. Karpe, to protect the petitioners for a period of 15 days more, after adjudication by the respondent no.3, to enable them to challenge adverse order if any, is rejected. 6. With these directions and observations, the petition is disposed of. No costs. (5) 7. Authenticated copy, duly signed by Court Shirastedar, be supplied to the Advocates appearing in the matter. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp11098