{1} wp662808.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6628 OF 2008 Ashok s/o Babulal Agrawal and others Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6629 OF 2008 Ashok s/o Babulal Agrawal and others Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6888 OF 2008 Harshal s/o Ashok Agrawal and others Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents {2} wp662808.odt Mr. P.F.Patni, advocate for petitioners. Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, A.G.P. for Respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. D.S.Bagul, advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5. CORAM : N.H.PATIL AND T.V.NALAWADE, JJ. DATE : 17th August, 2011 PER COURT: 1 Heard learned Counsel for respective parties. 2 The petitioners, in substance, raise challenge to the certificate issued by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Dhule, under Section 101 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies, Act, 1960. 3 Admittedly, a statutory remedy is available to the petitioners under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, against the said certificate. The petitions raise questions of facts, which, in the facts of the case, cannot be gone into in the proceedings of writ petition. 4 The petitioners are entitled to resort to alternate statutory remedy, as permissible in law. 5 Learned Counsel Shri Patni, appearing for the {3} wp662808.odt petitioners, submits that there will be delay in approaching the concerned authorities now as the writ petitions are pending since 2008. 6 The petitioners are at liberty to file an application for condonation of delay. In case, Revision is filed within a period of two weeks from now, along with an application for condonation of delay, the authorities concerned shall consider it on its own merits. 7 Writ Petitions are accordingly disposed of. We have not expressed any opinion on the merits of claim of the petitioners. Pending Civil Applications do not survive and stand disposed of accordingly. T.V.NALAWADE N.H.PATIL JUDGE JUDGE ******* adb/wp662808