IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.845 OF 2008 Hemraj Narsingh Bharati .... Petitioner Vs. Abhyudaya Co-op. Bank Ltd. & Anr. .... Respondents Sri K.S. Kalappura for the Petitioner. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SRI R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR & SRI A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: AUGUST 06, 2008 P.C: P.C: P.C: Heard. The petitioner by the present petition is seeking direction to the respondent No.1 to take into account sum of Rs.6,30,690/- allegedly paid to the respondent-Bank by the petitioner and for return of the balance amount alleged to be due to the petitioner with interest at the rate of 15% per annum. To the specific query as to whether the respondent No.1 is the State within the meaning of the said expression under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, apart from submitting that the petitioner has approached the competent authority under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, no other explanation is forthcoming in that regard. It is well-settled law that no writ would lie against the body which is not the State within the meaning of Article 12, apart from the fact that the contractual obligations cannot be sought to be enforced by resorting to writ jurisdiction. Hence as no case is made out for interference, the petition is rejected. (A.A.Sayed, J.) (R.M.S.Khandeparkar, J.) sjs/A8wp845.8 sjs/A8wp845.8 sjs/A8wp845.8