1 WP-1778-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1778 OF 2010 Dashrath Lalasaheb Dongare & Ors. ..Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. S. S. Kanetkar for Petitioners. Mr. C. R. Sonawane – AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 3. CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : AUGUST 09, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent nos. 1 and 3. 2. In the instant case the following facts are not in dispute: That the Additional Registrar, Co-operative Societies by exercising power under Section 78(1) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act superseded the Managing Committee of the respondent no. 4 society vide Order dated 30th November 2009. The petitioners have preferred Appeal 2 WP-1778-10 against the said Order under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, which is pending before the Minister for Cooperation (Cabinet), State of Maharashtra for decision. 3. The petitioners tried to canvass grievance against the Minister for Cooperation (Cabinet) on the ground of malafides. However, we feel it appropriate to dispose of the petition with direction to the Minister for Cooperation (Cabinet) State of Maharashtra to dispose of the appeal of the petitioners filed under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, strictly in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard at the earliest. Issues raised in the petition are kept open. Writ petition disposed of accordingly. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)