1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5891 OF 2008 Ahmedpuar Maschya Vaivsaik Sahkari Sanstha Maryadit, Ahmedpur, Dist. Latur through its Director .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. .. Respondents -- Mr. R.T. Nagargoje, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. D.J. Choudhari, Avocate for respondent No.5 Mr. S.K. Kadam, AGP for State. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23RD JULY, 2009. ORAL ORDER :- 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the allotment of Kalegaon Tank for the purpose of fishing rights to the respondent No.5 society. 2. We have perused the affidavit filed by the respondent 2 State. In the affidavit, it is clearly stated by the Assistant Registrar that the area of operation of the petitioner society is restricted to the extent of villages Ahmedpur, Lanji, Shenkud, Tq. Ahmedpur, Dist. Latur and the petitioner society has been granted tanks, namely, Thoda Talav, Waki (Nandura) Minor Tank, Gotala Minor Tank, Bhutekarwadi Minor Tank and Ahmedpur Storage Tank for the purpose of business of fishing, as those tanks come in the area of operation of the said society. . In that view of the matter, the petitioner does not have any right to claim the fishing rights in the tanks which are beyond the area of operation of the society. 3. We are of the considered view that in view of the policy of the State Government, the Cooperative Societies are entitled to fishing rights only in their area of operation. Since the tank in question does not come in the area of operation of the petitioner society, the petitioner society cannot have any fishing right. There is no merit in the petition. The same is summarily dismissed. [N.D. DESHPANDE,J] [B.R.. GAVAI, J.] grt/