: 1 : wp.4552.1993.sxw vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4552 OF 1993 Shrikant Pandurang Thorat & Anr. ... Petitioners V/s. The Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Ors. ... Respondents Mr.P.S. Dani for Petitioners Mr.V.S. Gokhale, AGP, for State Mr.V.B. Rajure for Resp. No.4Mr.for the Respondent CORAM: P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED,JJ. DATED: 28th MARCH, 2011 P.C.: 1. By way of this Petition, the Petitioners have prayed that the provisions contained in Rule 11(4) of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Rules 1985 be declared unconstitutional as it is violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India. The order passed by the Central Registrar, Cooperative Societies (New Delhi) dated 22.10.1983 is also called in question. During the pendency of this petition, the petitioners were continued to be members by way of interim relief. It is pointed out by both the sides that in a group of petitions, an identical point was raised being civil Writ Petition No.4534 of 1993 and others. The Division Bench of this Court by its order dated 13.3.2006 held that the petitioners' membership was cancelled by Respondent No.1 on the application made by one of the members which order was stayed by this Court as a result of which the petitioners continued to be the members of the association during the pendency of this petitions. This : 2 : wp.4552.1993.sxw Court further observed that in case any such applications are made by any of the existing members challenging the membership of the petitioners under Rule 11(4) of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Rules 2002 within a period of two months from the date of the order, the same shall be heard and decided in accordance with law by Respondent No.1 after giving a hearing to the concerned parties and decision may be taken within three months from receiving such application. Since the issued involved in this petition is identical, this petition is also disposed of in the aforesaid lines. It is ordered that in case any application is made by any of the existing members challenging the membership of the petitioners under Rule 11(4) of the Multi-State Cooperative Rules, 2002 within a period of two months from today, the same shall be heard and decided in accordance with law by respondent No.1 after giving hearing to concerned parties. The decision may be taken within three months from the date of receipt of such application. Consequently the impugned order does not survive and the membership of the petitioners stands continued. 2. Subject to what is stated hereinabove, the Petition is accordingly partly allowed. Rule made absolute partly. (A.A.SAYED, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)