1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2415 OF 2009 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. Court’s or Judge’s Orders CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 16TH FEBRUARY, 2010. 1. The relief claimed in this Petition is to issue direction to Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to drop the Complaint No.1A/08 dated 26th December, 2007/ 1st January, 2008. In the alternative, it is prayed that the Respondent No.1 be directed to decide the tenability of the said Complaint in view of the order in Complaint No.5/2006 and proviso to Rule 13(3) of Notaries Rules, before hearing the Complaint on merits. 2 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. Court’s or Judge’s Orders 2. We have no difficulty in acceding to the alternative relief claimed by the Petitioner. The Respondent No.1, before proceeding to consider the Complaint No. 1-A/08 on merits, be decide the issue of tenability of the said Complaint in view of the order already passed on Complaint No.5/2006 and proviso to Rule 13(3) of Notaries Rules. Petition is disposed of on that basis. All questions raised in this Petition are left open to be considered at the appropriate stage. [S.S. SHINDE,J.] [A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.] asb/FEB10/wp2415.09