1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. WRIT PETITION NO.2242 OF 2009 Shilpakar Co-op. Hsg. Society Ltd. ...Petitioner. Vs. Tukaram Dattu Kamble & Ors. ...Respondents. .... Mr. Prashant G. Karande for the Petitioner. Mr.ukaram Dattu Kamble, Respondent No.1 in person. Mr.L.T. Satelkar, AGP for Respondent Nos.2 to 9. ..... CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. December 8, 2009. P.C. Rule, returnable forthwith. By consent of Counsel and at their request taken up for hearing and final disposal. While passing an order in Revision under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, the revisional authority noted that no reply had been filed by the Petitioner. The Co-operative Society was impleaded as the Third Respondent to the revisional proceedings. The Society has stated that a reply was in fact, filed before the revisional authority on 12th August 2009 and a copy thereof 2 is annexed at Exh.T-1 to these proceedings. Having regard to the interests of justice, it would be appropriate to set aside the impugned order of the revisional authority dated 31st August 2009 and to direct that a fresh decision be taken on merits, after considering the reply filed by the Petitioner and after furnishing the parties an opportunity of being heard. In the circumstances, while keeping all the rights and contentions of the parties open, the impugned order dated 31st August 2009 is quashed and set aside. The Revision Application is restored to the file of the revisional authority. Upon remand, the revisional authority shall pass a fresh order, after considering the reply filed by the Petitioner and after furnishing to the parties, an opportunity of being heard. The rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. No order as to costs. .....