:1: bgp bgp bgp IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.8838 OF 2003 NO.8838 OF 2003 NO.8838 OF 2003 Bhagwandas Devichand Sancheti ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.8851 NO.8851 NO.8851 OF OF OF 2003 2003 2003 Walchand Devichand Sancheti ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.8853 NO.8853 NO.8853 OF OF OF 2003 2003 2003 Meenabai Walchand Sancheti ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr.Madhav Jamdar for petitioner. Mr.V.S.Gokhale, AGP for respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM :- V.C.DAGA & :- V.C.DAGA & :- V.C.DAGA & MRS.MRIDULA MRS.MRIDULA MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ. BHATKAR,JJ. BHATKAR,JJ. DATE DATE DATE : 10TH FEBRUARY,2009 : 10TH FEBRUARY,2009 : 10TH FEBRUARY,2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. . The petitions challenge the validity of Section 101 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act,1960 (for short "the said Act") and the orders passed by the Special Recovery Officer in exercise of powers under Section 101 of the said Act. The validity of the said Section has already been decided by a Division Bench of this Court in the case of M/s.Annapurna M/s.Annapurna M/s.Annapurna Engineering Corporation & Ors. Vs. Engineering Corporation & Ors. Vs. Engineering Corporation & Ors. Vs. State State State of Maharashtra & Ors. in WP No.3489 of 2002 of Maharashtra & Ors. in WP No.3489 of 2002 of Maharashtra & Ors. in WP No.3489 of 2002 decided decided decided on 11/06/2003 on 11/06/2003 on 11/06/2003. In view thereof, cause of action for the present petitions does not survive. Petitions accordingly stand disposed of. Rule stands discharged. No order as to costs. (MRIDULA (MRIDULA (MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.) BHATKAR,J.) BHATKAR,J.) (V.C.DAGA,J.) (V.C.DAGA,J.) (V.C.DAGA,J.) :2: