1 wp 4307.06 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4307 OF 2006 The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The Administrator, The Nanded District Central Co-op. Bank Ltd. and others .. Respondents Shri R. N. Dhorde, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Suryawanshi, Advocate for the Respondent No. 1. Smt. R. K. Ladda, A.G.P. for the Respondent/State. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 02ND SEPTEMBER, 2011. PER COURT : . The present writ petition is filed aggrieved by the order passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar Co-operative Societies Latur directing to make the payment of the amount as referred therein to the present respondent No. 1. 2. During the pendency of present writ petition with the consent of parties the matter was referred to the arbitration of the Commissioner for Co-operation/Registrar of Co-operative 2 wp 4307.06 Societies, Maharashtra State, Pune. The said arbitrator has passed an award and the same is challenged by way of an application U/Sec. 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act before the District Judge, Nanded and the same is pending. 3. In view of the fact that the dispute which was subject matter of the present writ petition was referred to the arbitrator and the arbitrator has passed an award on 29.03.2011 and the same is subject matter of challenge before the District Judge, Nanded, nothing would survive in the present petition and the parties would be governed by the award passed by the arbitrator and any decision taken pursuant thereof in an application U/Sec. 34 pending before the District Judge, Nanded. 4. In the light of the above, even the order passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar dated 10.03.2006 would stand merged in the award passed by the arbitrator and the subsequent proceedings taken pursuant thereof. 5. In the light of the above the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Sept. 11