1 LPA208&209/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.208 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1380 OF 2010 Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune ...Appellants v/s Mr Satish P. Upasani and others ...Respondents WITH LETTES PATENT APPEAL NO.209 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1379 OF 2010 Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune ...Apellants v/s Mr Awadhoot S. Joshi and anr. ...Respondents Mr K.S. Bapat i/b Mr Avinash Fatangare for Appellants. Mr N.A. Kulkarni for Respondents. 2 LPA208&209/10 CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND N.D. DESHPANDE JJ. DATE : 30TH AUGUST 2010. P.C. :- 1] The learned Single Judge has held that the dispute by former servant of the Co-operative Society challenging termination of service is maintainable before the Co-operative Court. The learned Single Judge has relied on a judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Pralhad Pawar v/s Managing Director and anr., reported in 1999(1) Bom.C.R. 840. The learned counsel appearing for petitioners relied on a judgment in the case of Gujarat State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd. v/s P.R. Mankad and others, reported in (1979) 3 SCC 123 to claim that such a dispute is not maintainable. Perusal of the judgment of the Division Bench in case of Pralhad Pawar (supra) shows that the Division Bench has considered the judgment of the Supreme Court in Gujarat State Co- operative Land Development Bank Ltd. s case. In 3 LPA208&209/10 this view of the matter, therefore, we see no reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge. We make it clear that whatever findings recorded by the learned Single Judge have been recorded only for the purpose of showing that the dispute is maintainable before the Co-operative Court and for no other purpose. Appeals are disposed off. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by Associate / Private Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. (JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH) (JUSTICE N.D. DESHPANDE)