1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5334 OF 2010 Jalgaon Zilla Maratha Vidya Prasarak Sahakari Samaj Limited, Jalgaon through its Honorary Secretary, Tanaji s/o Keshavrao Bhoite, Age 54 years, Occ. Legal Practitioner& Agril., R/o Bhoite Nagar, Jalgaon, Taluka & District Jalgaon. ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Co-operation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jalgaon. (Copy to be served on the Government Pleader, High Court of Judicature of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) 3. The Liquidator, Pratibha Mahila Co-operative Bank Limited, Jalgaon, Taluka & District Jalgaon ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri A.D. Shinde, Advocate for the petitioner Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 & 2 ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 19th July, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V. HARDAS, J.): 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to delete respondent No.3 Liquidator as no relief is sought against the said respondent. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. 3. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Jalgaon to decide the representations dated 29.6.2009 and 25.8.2009. Mrs. Gondhalekar, learned A.G.P. states on instructions from respondent No.2 that the respondent No.2 would decide the said representations, in accordance with law, within period of three months from today. We accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to the Court. In that light of the matter, therefore, Rule is made absolute by directing respondent No.2 to decide the said representations in accordance with law, within period of three months from today and 3 communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on above terms. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)