agk WP6823-6824-6825/10 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6823 OF 2010 Dashrath Arjun Parab & Ors. .. Petitioners versus K.R.Dhulap & Ors. .. Respondents ALONGWITH WRIT PETITION NO.6824 OF 2010 Sahadev Sukaji Satardekar & Ors. .. Petitioners versus K.R.Dhulap & Ors. .. Respondents ALONGWITH WRIT PETITION NO.6825 OF 2010 Anand Vishnu Gavas & Ors. .. Petitioners versus K.R.Dhulap & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Umesh Mankapure for the petitioners. Mr.R.M.Patne, A.G.P for respondent Nos.3,5 and 6. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 7th September 2010. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. On his request, the name of the 2nd respondent is permitted to be deleted. The learned agk WP6823-6824-6825/10 (2) A.G.P represents the rest of the respondents. 2 The petitioners are the appellants in an appeal under section 152 of the Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act, 1960 preferred before the Divisional Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The appeal was preferred by the petitioners being aggrieved by order dated 10th June 2010 by which the petitioners were held responsible for alleged misfeasance. In the said appeal, an ad-interim order of status-quo was passed on 7th July 2010. Hearing of the appeal was fixed on 29th September 2010. By the impugned order dated 24th August 2010, the date of hearing was altered to 3rd September 2010. However, while altering the date of hearing, ad-interim order dated 7th July 2010 was vacated. 3 If the Appellate Authority intended to hear the appeal immediately, there was no warrant to set aside ad-interim order passed in substantive appeal where the consequences of impugned order are very drastic. Therefore, the ad-interim order deserves to continue till the disposal of the appeal. 4 These petitions need not be kept pending and the same are disposed agk WP6823-6824-6825/10 (3) of by passing following order: : O R D E R : (a) The pending appeal shall be decided by the Appellate Authority as expeditiously as possible and in any event on or before 31st October 2010. All contentions of the parties in the appeal are kept open. (b) The ad-interim order of status-quo passed by the Appellate Authority on 7th July 2010 will continue to operate till the disposal of the appeal. If the decision in the appeal is adverse to the petitioners, the ad-interim order will continue to operate for a period of two weeks from the date on which order of Appellate Authority is communicated to the petitioners. (c) Petitions are disposed of in above terms. (d) The Appellate Authority to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. (A.S.OKA, J)