ast 1 wp3270.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3270 OF 2010 Maharashtra Hockey Association ....Petitioner Vs. Indian Olypics Association & Ors. ....Respondents Mr. Mihir Desai for Petitioner. Mr.Hitesh Jain with Prachiti Darda, Daljeet Bhatia i/b. ALMT Legal for Respondent No.2. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND R.M.SAVANT, JJ DATED:- APRIL 28, 2010 P.C. 1. The principal relief claimed in this Petition is for direction against the Respondent No.1 to consider affiliation of Petitioner without being influenced by letter dated 18th January, 2010. 2. We are in agreement with the stand taken by the Respondent, in particular, Respondent No.1 that this petition is premature as the issue of affiliation is under active consideration of Respondent No.1. The Respondent No.1 was obliged to decide that issue within six weeks from the date of the ast 2 wp3270.10.sxw Order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.329 of 2010 dated January 28, 2010. That period has lapsed long back but no final decision has been taken. We are informed that process is still on going process and very soon final decision will be taken by the Respondent No.2. If it is so, there is no reason to interdict that process. 2. To get over this position, Counsel for the Petitioner would contend that the grievance of the Petitioner is not with regard to the refusal of affiliation by the Central Body but is in respect of affiliation with the State level organisation. The argument clearly overlooks that the question of affiliation with the State level organisation will arise only after the Centrarl Body completes the process of affiliation of the State Body as per order dated 28th January 2010. As aforesaid, this process is in progress and will be completed very soon. The Petitioner can take affiliation only with that State Body which is duly affiliated by the Central Body. Hence, this submission of the Petitioner is ill-advised. . As of today, the Petitioner has approached this Court by way of present Petition on the basis of some news item, as is stated by the Counsel for the Petitioner across the bar and also because copy of the communication dated 18/1/2010 Exh. ‘L’ has become available to the Petitioner through other ast 3 wp3270.10.sxw sources and not officially communicated by the Maharashtra Olympic Association. For the reasons already recorded, no interference in exercise of writ jurisdiction of this Court is warranted. Hence dismissed. (R.M. SAVANT, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)