1 67 wp.6962.11 ndm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6962 OF 2011 Sarjerao Changdeo Mane. ... Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents ­­­­­ Mr. Prathamesh Bhargude for the Petitioner. Mrs. Neha Palshikar Bhide, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 / State. Mr. H.V.Badbhade for Respondent No.3. ­­­­­ CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 14 th October, 2011. P.C. 1 It is not in dispute between the Petitioner and the Respondent No.3 that against the impugned order, a remedy of preferring an appeal under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Co­ operative Societies Act, 1960 is available to the Petitioner. Therefore, the Petitioner will have to be relegated to the said remedy by continuing the ad­interim relief for a reasonable time. 2 Hence, I pass the following order: 2 67 wp.6962.11 i. The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to file an appeal under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Co­operative Societies Act, 1960 ; ii. The Appellate Authority is bound to consider that the present writ petition was filed in this Court on 22 nd July, 2011 and the same remained pending till today ; iii. The ad­interim relief granted on 15 th September, 2011 shall continue to operate for a period of eight weeks from today ; iv. If the appeal and the application for stay are filed by the Petitioner within a period of three weeks from today, the application for stay shall be decided by the Appellate Authority within a period of three weeks from the date on which the same are filed. v. All contentions of the parties on merits are kept open. [ A.S.OKA, J ]