1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2759/2005 WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO.204/2007 Vinayak Keshav Sonawane & Ors. Petitioners Vs. State of Maharashtra and ors. Respondents Mr.K.P.Anilkumar for the petitioners Mr.Pradeep Jadhav,AGP for Respondent State Mr.M.D.Nagle for Respondent no.4 Mr.Suneet Maholkar i/b Mr.Gabriel Pillai for Res.2 & 3 CORAM: S.J.VAZIFDAR,J. DATE : 7th January,2009. P.C. 1] Rule. 2] Heard finally . 3] The petitioners' grievance is that though the policy of reservation in employment is made applicable to the Co-operative Banks,respondent no.3 namely The Maharashtra Mantralaya and Allied Officers Co-operative Bank Ltd.and the Chief Executive Officer, respondent no.2, are not enforcing the same. 4] On behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3 the learned counsel today reiterated the stand taken in paragraph-11 of the affidavit filed 2 on their behalf dated 22nd August,2008. In paragraph 11 it is stated as under. Para-11 ''The said Respondent submit that the Registrar,by issuing a show cause notice, has initiated process against the Directors of Respondent no.2 for non compliance of the directions issued u/s 79 A of the MCS Act. As stated above the Directors of the Respondent no.2 have filed their say to the said Show Cause Notice .The bank is now informing the Registrar that we will be implementing the Government reservation policy as directed by Government with retrospective effect.'' 5] In view of the above stand the petitioners' grievance stands redressed as stated by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. 6] It is,however,clarified that no view is expressed regarding the grievance or the stand taken on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3. All that is stated is that in view of the above stand of respondent nos.2 and 3 the petitioners' grievance stands redressed. 7] It is further clarified that respondent no.4 ,the Union,is always at liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings or to pursue the proceeding already adopted,if they have any grievance regarding the above .Needless to add further that the decision in such proceeding cannot be affected by this order. 3 8] The Petition is disposed of accordingly. 9] In view of the order in Writ Petition , Notice of Motion does not survive ,hence disposed of.