-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5562 OF 2009 Suresh N. Rege. ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr. Khandeparkar i/b Mr. A. P. Steenson for the petitioner. Mr. Y. R. Naik for R-3 to 5. Ms. P. S. Cardozo, AGP. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : September 6, 2011. P. C. : 1. By the impugned order passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, petitioner’s revision under section 154 of the M.C.S. Act, 1960 was not entertained for want of jurisdiction. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respective parties make a common statement that in view of the judgment of this Court in Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Ltd vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. [ 2009(4) BCR 232 ] , the impugned order cannot be sustained. Learned counsel agree that the Divisional Joint Registrar has jurisdiction to entertain the petitioner’s revision under section 154 of M.C.S. Act, 1960. By consent, the impugned order is, therefore, quashed and set aside. Matter is remanded to the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Mumbai Region, Mumbai to decide the petitioner’s srp -: 2 :- revision afresh on merits. The Divisional Jt. Registrar shall decide the said revision on merits in accordance with law and after affording an opportunity of hearing to all concerned. Since the revision was firstly filed in the year 2006, the interest of justice will be sub-served by directing the Jt. Registrar to expeditiously dispose of the revision. Hence, Divisional Jt. Registrar is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s revision as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is expressly made clear that all the points and contentions of the respective parties are specifically kept open to be agitated before the Jt. Registrar. (RANJIT MORE, J.) -: 3 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPL. NO. 1125 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5562 OF 2009 Suresh N. Rege. ..Petitioner./applicant. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr. Khandeparkar i/b Mr. A. P. Steenson for the petitioner. Mr. Y. R. Naik for R-3 to 5. Ms. P. S. Cardozo, AGP. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : September 6, 2011. P. C. : 1. In view of the disposal of the main writ petition, this civil application does not survive and it is accordingly disposed of. (RANJIT MORE, J.) srp