ndm 1 wp.8898.09.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8898 OF 2009 Balaji Tower Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. ... PETITIONER Vs. The Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies and ors. ... RESPONDENTS -------------- Mr. A.S. Desai, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. Venkatesh Dhond i/b Siddheshwar Kalel, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Mr. R.M. Patne, AGP, for Respondent No.3. Mr. A.M. Kulkarni, for Respondent No.4. -------------- CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE, J. DATE : 15 th December, 2009. P.C. 1 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 Mr. Desai, learned counsel for the Petitioner prays for withdrawal of this writ petition and seeks liberty to the petitioners to file fresh Application under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act seeking bifurcation of Respondent No. 1 – Society. Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn. Withdrawal of the writ petition, ndm 2 wp.8898.09.sxw however, shall not preclude the petitioners from filing an application under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act seeking bifurcation of Respondent No.1 – Society. If any such application is filed by the petitioner, same may be considered and decided by the concerned Authority only after giving an opportunity of being heard to Respondent No.1 – Society and Respondent No. 4. While passing this order, I shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on merits of the case. The concerned Authority shall deal with the application uninfluenced by this order. 3 At this stage Mr. Desai learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will make an application as aforementioned within a period of four weeks from today. Respondent No.2 shall decide the same as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of twelve weeks from the date of filing of such application. 4 All contentions of the parties are kept open. [ D.B. BHOSALE, J ]