(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 9894 OF 2010 1. Shri Abhay Narayan Raje, Age : 55 years, Occupation : Social Worker, Resident of : New Area Ward, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 2. Smt. Shilpa Rajnikant Khedulkar, Age : 57 years, Occupation : Household, Resident of : New Area Ward, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 3. Shri Uday Pandharinath Relkar, Age : 32 years, Occupation : Decorator, Resident of : Mahesh Nagar, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 4. Shri Dheeraj Dharmaji Dandi, Age : 42 years, Occupation : Insurance Agent, Resident of : Tapi Nagar, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 5. Shri Subhash Ashok Tambat, Age : 42 years, Occupation : Business, Resident of : Kasturinagar, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. (2) 6. Shri Ajay Pehelraj Bajaj, Age : 40 years, Occupation : Business, Resident of : Bajaj Cloth Stores, Station Road, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 7. Shri Sanjay Changdeo Warake, Age : 45 years, Occupation : Business, Resident of : Professor Colony, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 8. Sau. Jotsna Rajesh Khare, Age : 33 years, Occupation : Household, Resident of : Kannihyalal Plot, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 9. Sau. Shobhana Gurunath Gokhale, Age : 58 years, Occupation : Household, Resident of : Surubhi Nagar, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. .. Petitioners. versus 1. Sau. Sunita Vinod Talele, Age : 53 years, Occupation : Household. 2. Shri Vinod Bhaskar Talele, Age : 58 years, Occupation : Service. (3) Both Residents of : Dnadekar Nagar, Pimprala, Jalgaon, District : Jalgaon. 3. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Collector, Jalgaon, District : Jalgaon. 4. The Tahasildar, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. .. Respondents 5. Shri Kala Hanuman Urban Cooperative Credit Society Ltd., Bhusawal, Through its Manager, Shri Kala Hanuman Urban Cooperative Credit Society Ltd., Bhusawal. 6. Shri Jagmohansing Narendrasing Chabada, Age : 35 years, Occupation : Business, Resident of : Timber Market, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 7. Shri Ramchandra Govindrao Khodake, Age : 50 years, Occupation : Service, Resident of : Neve Colony, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 8. Dr. Surendra Hari Bhirud, Age : 50 years, Occupation : Doctor, Resident of : Jamner Road, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. (4) 9. Shri Ashok Mohanlal Badlani, Age : 50 years, Occupation : Business, Resident of : Weekly Market, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. 10. Shri Ganesh Gopal Tiwari, .. Respondent nos.5 Age : 35 years, 10 deleted. Occupation : Service, Resident of : New Area Ward, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. ....................... Mr. Mukul S. Kulkarni, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Shaikh Mohammad Naseer, Advocate, for respondent nos.1 and 2. Mr. D.R. Korde, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.3 and 4. Respondent nos.5 to 10 deleted. ........................ CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 4TH MAY 2011 COURT'S ORDER : 1. Heard Adv. Mr. Mukul Kulkarni, for the petitioners; (5) Adv. Mr. Shaikh Mohammad Naseer, for respondent nos.1 and 2, and learned AGP Mr. D.R. Korde, for respondent nos.3 and 4. 2. Respondent nos.5 to 9 are already deleted vide order dated 19-10-2010. 3. Adv. Mr. Mukul Kulkarni seeks leave to delete respondent no.10. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. Necessary deletion be carried out forthwith. 4. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with consent. 5. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 5-8-2009, passed by the District Consumer Redressal Forum, Jalgaon, in Complaint Application No. 12 of 2009. 6. After hearing respective Counsel for the parties, I find that the controversy is covered by judgment of this court dated 23-12-2010, in Writ Petition No. 5223/2009. This court has held that District Consumer Forum cannot fasten personal liability against Managing Committee members and piercing of veil is possible only through the provisions of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. That judgment has been followed by me in (6) some matters and recently in Writ Petition No. 8658/2010 on 28th April 2011. 7. In view of this position, present petition is partly allowed. The impugned order 5-8-2009, passed by the District Consumer Redressal Forum, Jalgaon, is quashed and set aside. Respondent nos.1 and 2 are permitted to proceed with their respective recovery against Society. No action shall be initiated against a person or property of the present petitioners. 8. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No costs. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp9894