-: 1 :- wp-5978/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5978 OF 2010 Sandesh Sahakari Griha Rachana Sanstha Maryadit. ..Petitioner. Versus The Divisional Jt. Registrar and Ors ..Respondents. Mr. Deepak K. Puranik for the petitioner. Mr. S.N. Chandrachud for R-3, 3A and 3B. Mr. R. M. Patne, AGP for R-1 & 2. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : March 30, 2011. P. C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. The petition pertains to the membership dispute under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. There is no dispute that respondent nos.3 to 48 are entitled to become members of Petitioner-society. They had in fact filed applications for membership, however same were rejected on the ground that the same were not in proper format. Respondent nos.3 to 48 thereafter approached the Dy. Registrar. The Dy. Registrar passed order under section 23(1A) against the petitioner, which is subsequently confirmed by respondent no.1. 2. The main grievance of petitioner is that the society having srp -: 2 :- wp-5978/10 rejected applications of respondent nos.3 to 48 for membership, no order could have been passed under section 23(1A) by the Dy. Registrar. 3. Mr. Puranik, learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submitted that if respondent nos. 3 to 48 make fresh applications for membership in proper format, the petitioner-society will grant them membership. Mr. Chandrachud, learned counsel states that respondent nos.3 to 48 are ready and willing to give fresh applications in proper format to the petitioner-society so as to enable the petitioner-society to enroll them as members. There is no dispute that entrance fee and share money is already paid by respondent nos.3 to 48. In view of these circumstances, the petition is disposed of by passing following order. -: O R D E R :- (i) The petitioner-Society shall within the period of two weeks from today, provide necessary forms/formats of application for membership to Respondent nos. 3 to 48. (ii) Thereafter within the period of two weeks, Respondent nos.3 to 48 shall submit their applications for membership to the petitioner alongwith necessary documents and fees, if any. -: 3 :- wp-5978/10 (iii) Thereafter within the period of one week, the petitioner- society shall intimate respondent nos.3 to 48 about the deficiencies, if any, in their applications (iv) Thereafter within the period of two weeks, the petitioner- society shall grant membership to respondent nos.3 to 48. (RANJIT MORE, J.)