LPA NO. 139/11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 139 OF 2011 Jalgaon Jilha Sahakari Krishi and Gramin Bahuudeyshiya Vikas Bank Ltd. ....Appellant. Versus Dhananjay s/o. Suresh Pawar & Ors. ....Respondents. Mr. A.I. Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. V.A. Pawar, Advocate for respondents. Mr. K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for State. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & T. V. NALAWADE, JJ. DATED : 29th September, 2011. PER COURT : 1. The petitioner to add State as a party. Amendment be carried out forthwith. 2. Heard. 3. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the settlement reached between the Union and the Bank in the year 1996 is not binding on the appellant. This contention is negatived by the Trial Court and the learned Single Judge of this Court. The LPA NO. 139/11 2 learned counsel thereafter submitted that the financial position of the appellant is very precarious. The appellant is functioning mainly for recovery of amount disbursed to its customers earlier. Banking business has come to grinding halt. As of today there are nearabout 29 employees. 4. We have perused the impugned judgment and orders and the record placed before us. We do not find any error in the view adopted by the learned Single Judge. Considering the scheme under which the appellant was established and is functioning, the State Government should look into the functioning of such units and take some decision in that regard. No interference is warranted in the Letters Patent Appeal. The appeal is rejected. 5. Assistant Government Pleader to forward copy of this order to the Principal Secretary, Co-operative Department. The appellant is entitled to disburse the amount under the award in three monthly installments. [ T. V. NALAWADE, J.] [ NARESH H. PATIL, J.] ssc/