12.wp.8238-09 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8238 OF 2009 Panditrao Ranganath Katad Patil. ..Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra and 4 others. ..Respondents. .... Mr.Shriniwas S. Patwardhan, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P., for the respondents - State. .... CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH, AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 7TH JANUARY, 2010. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner is seeking a direction against the District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies at Nashik for decision on the application made by the petitioner under the Maharashtra Co- operative Societies Act for removal of respondent No.5 from the office of the Director of the Managing Committee of respondent No.4. That application is dated 10.11.2008. It appears that the petitioner is relying on communication from Shyamao Vitthal Co-operative Bank dated 23.10.2008 which shows that an amount in excess of Rs.2 crore is due from a firm of which respondent No.5 is a partner. It appears from the report dated 12.wp.8238-09 2 16.3.2009 which is submitted by the Special Auditor (Class-II) that the report also supports the same. The complaint of the petitioner is that the District Deputy Registrar even after having received the report from the Special Auditor, is not doing anything in the matter and is not deciding the application. 2. The learned A.G.P. appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 states that respondent Nos.1 to 3 shall proceed to hear the application submitted by the petitioner and make order thereon in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of eight weeks from the date on which the petitioner appears before the District Deputy Registrar. The statement is accepted. The petitioner to appear before the District Deputy Registrar, with a copy of this order, on 18th January, 2010. The District Deputy Registrar shall, in accordance with the statement made by the learned AGP, proceed to make inquiry and pass order in accordance with law within the aforesaid time. Petition is disposed of accordingly. (D.K.DESHMUKH,J) (A.R. JOSHI,J)