IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 5809 OF 2005 Shri Digambar Waman Gurjar. ...Petitioner. Vs. The Sangli Bank Ltd. & Ors. ...Respondents. .... Mr. Amit Sale for the Petitioner. Ms. S.V. Kher with Mr. S. Udeshi i/b. M/s.Sanjay Udeshi & Co. for Respondent No.1. ..... CORAM : F.I REBELLO AND DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. September 19, 2005. P.C. In Writ Petition No.6867 of 2000 and two other petitions against the present Respondent No.1, the Learned Division Bench of this Court held that since Respondent No.1 is not State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India, no writ would lie against it. We have no reason to take a different view. Relying upon that judgment, the petition is rejected. It would be open to the Petitioner to take such steps as he is entitled in law. ( F.I. Rebello, J. ) (Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J.)