1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2334/2010 Shri.Siddheshwar Sahakari Karkhana Ltd. ..Petitioner versus Regional Jt.Director(Sugar) & Anr. ..Respondents Mr.Umesh Mankapure for Petitioner. Mr.V.S.Gokhale AGP for– Respondent No. 2 CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : JULY, 8, 2010. P.C. : . Heard counsel for the petitioner and respondent. This petition is directed against the notice dated 8/1/2010 issued by the Regional Joint Director (Sugar) under Section 13(1) of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 . Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the text of the notice shows that it is virtually the final order passed by the authority under Rule 13(1) of 2 the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules , and it is in the nature of show cause notice. 2. Learned AGP at this stage has submitted that an apprehension entertained by the petitioner is misconceived. The impugned communication is show cause notice under Rule 13(1) of the Maharashtra Co- operative Societies Rules . If the petitioner has already submitted reply to the said show cause notice , decision according to law would be taken in this regard at the earliest by the Regional Joint Director (Sugar) /respondent no.1 . 3. In view of the statement made by learned AGP the petitioner does not want to press the petitioner at this stage. Hence the petition is disposed of as not pressed . Since the impugned communication is show cause notice no further observation in this regard by this Court at this 3 stage is necessary since the matter is required to be decided on merits by the competent authority. The petition is disposed of accordingly. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)