1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 4251 OF 1997 Sahebrao S/o Subrao Patil Joint Secretary, The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bhuvikas Bank Karmachari Union, Age : 51 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : Ahmednagar, C/o Inspecting Officer, The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., District Branch, Ahmednagar. .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Govt. Pleader High Court, Bench at Aurangabad. 2. The Chairman The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., 15-A, Morvi Lane, Chowpatty, Mumbai. 3. The Managing Director The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., 15-A, Morvi Lane, Chowpatty, Mumbai. 4. The Registrar & Commissioner 2 for Co-operation, Central Bldg., Pune. 5. Shri. A.S.Thakur Officer Incharge, Technical Wing, Divisional Office, The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., Pune. 6. Shri. D.M.Jagtap District Branch Manager The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., District Branch, Pune. 7. Shri. G.R.Nikam District Branch Manager The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., District Branch, Sangli. 8. Shri. R.J.Ghute, District Branch Manager The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., District Branch, Osmanabad. 9. Shri. D.M.Shinde Divisional Officer The Maharashtra State Co-operative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd., Divisional office, Guttakdi, Market Yard, 3 Planning & Development Department, Pune. 10. Shri. Bhanudas Sitaram Devkate Age : 57 Yrs., Occ. R/o : 384, Shaniwar Peth, Pune Manager (Technical and loan), MSCA and R.D. Bank, Mumbai – 7 President, Technical Officers Association, MSCA and R.D. Bank, Mumbai – 7. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. Sudhir Bhalerao, Advocate holding for Mr. V.P.Latange, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.G.Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 21/6/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER - B.R. GAVAI, J. ] 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the transfer orders which were effected in the year 1997. 2. The period of 13 years has lapsed from 1997. In all probabilities, nothing survives in the present petition and as such disposed of. However, it is made clear that we have not considered the matter on merits and at present if 4 the petitioner has any grievance surviving the disposal of the present petition would not come in the way of the petitioner in agitating the same in accordance with law. 3. The petition is disposed of. Rule is discharged. 4. In view of disposal of Writ Petition, nothing survives in Civil Application No. 5323 of 2000 and as such disposed of. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ B.R. GAVAI ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4251.97