1 wp-8875-10 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8875 OF 2010 Mr. U. H. Mohite and ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The Divisional Joint Registrar and ors. .. Respondents Mr. Vishal Ghosalkar with Mr. R.S. Ghadge for the petitioners. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, Addl. G.P. for respondent nos.1 to 4 and 8. Mr. Y.S. Jahagirdar, Sr. Advocate with Mr. S. B. Khirjekar, Mr. V. Khaladkar, Mr. R.V. Govilkar for respondent no.5. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & U. D. SALVI, JJ. NOVEMBER 15, 2010. P.C. It appears that the present respondent no.5 has filed Revision Application No. 143 of 2010 under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co- operative Societies Act 1960 before the State Government and on 11/8/2010 the Minister for Co-operation was pleased to allow the 2 wp-8875-10 application for interim stay. The stay order was challenged in Writ Petition No. 7052 of 2010 and the petition was disposed off in terms of the following order:- (i) The petitioners’ may apply before the Revisional Authority for vacating the stay granted by it. (ii) The petitioners may apply for vacating the stay within a week from today and a decision on that application shall be taken by the Revisional Authority within a period of two weeks thereafter. (iii) The status-quo that was granted by this court vide order dated 20th September, 2008 in Writ Petition No. 6436 of 2008 shall remain in operation for a period of four weeks from today. The learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioner filed an application before the Minister on 7/10/2010 for vacating the stay order dated 11/8/2010 and despite extensions having been granted by this court, the said application still remains pending. 3 wp-8875-10 We direct that the application submitted by the petitioners before the State Government on 7/10/2010 be heard and decided within eight weeks from today and in the meanwhile the status quo order granted by this court on 4/10/2010 in Writ Petition No. 7052 of 2010 shall be continued until the application is decided. Petition is disposed off accordingly. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)