IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4780 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.4780 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.4780 OF 2008 M/s.Vardhan Hotels P.Ltd. and Vardhan Nutritions & Chemicals P.Ltd. .. Petitioners vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.P.A.Pol for the petitioners Mr.V.P.Malvankar, A.G.P. for respondent nos.1 CORAM: J.N. PATEL & CORAM: J.N. PATEL & CORAM: J.N. PATEL & S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ DATE: 21ST NOVEMBER, 2008 DATE: 21ST NOVEMBER, 2008 DATE: 21ST NOVEMBER, 2008 P.C. 1. The counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend the petition and submits that the petitioner restricts his petition to prayer clause (a) and that it may be disposed of at the stage of admission itself. The learned A.G.P. who appears for respondent no.1 has no objection. 2. In our view, it is not necessary to give notice to respondent no.2 and 3 considering the relief sought for in the petition. The limited relief sought for by the petitioner is that respondent no.2 should decide the application dated 10.03.08 annexed as Exhibit ’A’ to the petition within a period of 6 weeks. 3. The grievance made by the petitioners before respondent no.2 is to deregister respondent no.3 for which he has moved an application under section 21 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The grievance of the petitioners is that respondent no.2 is keeping the petition pending for months together which defeat the very purpose of seeking relief by the parties aggrieved by the decision of the authorities under the Co-operative Societies Act. 4. We, therefore, dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent no.2 to dispose of the application Exhibit ’A’ which has been filed before him by the petitioners in accordance with law, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties interested in the matter, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 6 months from the date of communication of this order. Petitioner to communicate this order to respondent no.2 and 3. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (J.N. PATEL, J. ) (J.N. PATEL, J. ) (J.N. PATEL, J. ) (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ) (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ) (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. )