1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3912/2003 M/s Nilesh Constructions Petitioners Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3913/2003 M/s Nakoda Constructions Petitioners Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3914/2003 Vijaykumar D.Mehta Petitioner Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3915/2003 M/s Nilesh Constructions Petitioners Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3916/2003 Rajendra Mehta Petitioner Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3917/2003 M/s Mehta Associates Petitioners Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents 2 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3918/2003 M/s Mehta Associates Petitioners Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3919/2003 Vijaykumar D.Mehta Petitioner Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3920/2003 Vijaykumar D.Mehta Petitioner Vs. Rupee Co-op.Bank Ltd.& Ors. Respondent Mr.A.S.Desai for the petitioner Mr.C.R.Sonawane,AGP for Res.2 to 4 Mr.K.V.Tambe for Res.no.1 CORAM: V.C.Daga,& Mrs.Mridula Bhatkar,JJ. DATE : 16th February,2009. P.C. . Writ Petition no.3914/2003 is not on board. By consent taken on board and heard finally. 1] In all these petitions the petitioners are challenging the virus of section 101 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act,1960, on the touchstone of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.The said 3 issue stands concluded by the Division Bench Judgment of this Court in the case of (M/s Annapurna Engineering Corporation Vs.State of Maharashtra through its Secretary Co-operative Dept. & Ors.) Presided over by Mr.Justice A.P.Shah and Mr.Justice R.K.Batta in W.P.no.3489/2002 dated 11th June,2003 holding that Section 101 of the Co-operative Societies Act,1960 is intravirus.In view of this cause of action to proceed with the petition does not survive. 2] Needless to mention that if any other remedy is available to the petitioners then the petitioners can avail on their own merits. 3] The petition is therefore dismissed for the reasons stated above. 4] Rule is discharged . 5] No order as to costs. (Mrs.Mridula Bhatkar,J.) (V.C.Daga,J.)