srp. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 703 OF 2009. WRIT PETITION NO. 703 OF 2009. WRIT PETITION NO. 703 OF 2009. Dastagir Ramjanso Banadar. ..Petitioner. Versus. Union of India & Others. ..Respondents. --- Mr. V. A. Choudhari i/b Mr. Pratap Patil for the petitioner. Mrs. S. V. Bharucha a/w N. R. Prajapati for the respondent no.1. Mr. S. R. Nargolkar, A.G.P. for the State respondent no.2. Mr. G. S. Bodbole i/b Mr. P. N. Arjunwadkar for respondent no.3. CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. DATE: January 14, 2009. DATE: January 14, 2009. DATE: January 14, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The petitioner is claiming a writ as against the respondent no.3 - Co-operative Society to the effect that the respondent no.3 is not entitled to invoke the provisions of the Securatisation Act. Since the writ is being asked as against the Co-operative Society, which is neither a "State" nor a "local authority" or an "instrumentality of the State" as contemplated under Article 12 of the Constitution, we refrain ourselves from entertaining this petition. Petition is rejected. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)