(1) WP 6725.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6725 OF 2011 Bapasaheb Babasaheb Jadhav and anr. PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. N.L. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. B.V. Andure, Advocate for respondent no.4 ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Heard. 2. The petitioners restrict their claim in the Petition for a direction to the respondent nos.2 and 3 for deciding the application filed by the present petitioners under section 11 of the Maharashtra Co- operative Societies Act, 1960 (for short "the M.C.S. Act") for removal of certain names of the persons from the register of the Societies, who according to the petitioners, are not residing within the area of operation of the society and who are not the agriculturists. (2) WP 6725.2011 3. The Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent nos.2 and 3 to dispose of the application filed by the petitioners under section 11 of the M.C.S. Act, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within a period of three (3) months from today. 4. In pursuance to the earlier orders passed by this Court, respondent nos. 2 and 3 are personally present in the Court. We find that the explanation tendered by them is satisfactory and as such their presence is dispensed with. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/