(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 10912 OF 2010 Angad s/o. Bhimrao Kadam, Age : 46 years, Occupation : Business / Chairman, R/o. Motinagar, Kaneri Road, District : Latur. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Cooperative Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Division Latur, District : Latur. 3. District Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies, Division Latur, District : Latur. 4. Rajiv Gandhi Cooperative Bank Ltd., Latur, Through its Manager. 5. Namdev s/o. Bhaguram Kshirsagar, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 6. Dwarkadas s/o. Hiralla Soni, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. (2) 7. Rajkamal s/o. Indras Agarwal, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 8. Shafiyoddin s/o. Ismail Sayyad, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 9. Vasant s/o. Achyutrao Waghmare, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 10. Vijaykumar s/o. Hanmant Sabde, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 11. Jagannath s/o. Gurunath Patil, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 12. Nagnath s/o. Gurulingappa Bhavare, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 13. Sudhir s/o. Vyenkatrao Hande, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 14. Vijaykumar s/o. Rupla Pawar, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 15. Sanjay s/o. Dnyanoba Somwanshi, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 16. Piraji s/o. Arjun Maske, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 17. Shivkanya d/o. Gopikishan Soni, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 18. Sou. Shantabai w/o. Subhash Pawar, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. (3) 19. Vatsalabai Laxman Birajdar, Age : Major, Occupation : Business. 20. Vinayak s/o. Govind Bhosle, Age : Major, Occupation : Business, {All R/o. Rajiv Gandhi Cooperative Bank Ltd., Latur}. 21. Dinkar s/o. Nivrutti Kendre, Age : Major, Occupation : Business, R/o. Muktai Niwas, Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Latur. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. P.R. Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 3. Mr. R.D. Biradar, Advocate, for respondent nos.4 to 9, 12 to 15 and 17 to 19. Mr. R.B. Patil, Advocate, holding for Mr. N.P. Patil (Jamalpurkar), Advocate, for respondent no.20. Mr. N.D. Kendre, Advocate, for respondent no.21. Respondent nos.10, 11 and 16 served (Absent). ........................ (4) CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 23RD MARCH 2011 COURT'S ORDER : 1. Heard learned Counsel for respective parties. 2. None for respondent nos.10, 11 and 16 though duly served. 3. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 25-11-2010, passed by respondent no.2 / Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Latur, in stay petition filed in Appeal No. 63/2010. 4. After hearing parties, I find that controversy can be resolved and interest of justice can be met with, by directing respondent no.2 to decide pending appeal before him within a stipulated period. As interim orders of status quo granted by this court on 2-12-2010 are already operating for more than 3 months, the same can be continued till the decision of the appeal. 5. Hence I pass the following order : (5) (i) Respondent no.2 / Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Latur, is directed to decide Appeal No. 63/2010, filed by the petitioner under Section 152 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, on its own merits, as early as possible and in any case, within a period of two months from the date of appearance of parties before him. (ii) Parties are directed to appear before respondent no.2 on 1st April 2011 and to abide by his further instructions in the matter. (iii) Respondent no.2 shall attempt to decide the appeal within a period of two months from 1st April 2011. (iv) Till the decision of the appeal by respondent no.2, interim orders granted by this court on 2-12-2010 shall continue. 6. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp10912