IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 4262 of 2004 Smt.Chandraprabha Devendra Agashe ..Petitioner vs. 1. Solapur Municipal Corporation General Employees Sahakari Path Sanstha (Ltd.) and others ..Respondents Shri Ramesh L.Majgaonkar for petitioner. CORAM: A.P.SHAH CORAM: A.P.SHAH CORAM: A.P.SHAH & S.U.KAMDAR JJ. S.U.KAMDAR JJ. S.U.KAMDAR JJ. 26th August,2004 26th August,2004 26th August,2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. The first respondent Cooperative Society is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution. (See Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank Ltd. Vs. Padubodro Pattabhiram Bhat and another; 1993 Mh.L.J.page 1). The petition is thus clearly not maintainable in law. 3. We, therefore, allow the petitioner to withdraw the petition with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings in accordance with law.