1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7665 OF 2008 Arun Babasaheb Khanjire .. Petitioner. Vs. The Ichalkaranji Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ichalkaranji and Others .. Respondents. Mr.P.S.Dani for the petitioner. Mr.G.S.Godbole i/b Mr.P.M.Arjunwadkar for respondent no.1. Ms.P.S.Cardozo A.G.P. for the State. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 4TH AUGUST, 2009 P.C. . Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. 3. Mr.Godbole, learned counsel waives service for respondent no.1 and Ms.Cardozo, learned A.G.P. waives service for the State. By consent of the parties the petition is heard finally. 4. These two writ petitions are directed against an order dated 25.7.2007 by which two revision applications filed by the petitioner under section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (for short “the Act”) came to be rejected solely on the ground that the petitioner did not comply with mandatory provisions contained in sub-section (2A) of section 154 of the Act. There is no dispute that the 2 petitioner during pendency of the proceedings kept on depositing amount with the respondent-bank and till this date in both these matters, they have deposited more than 50% of the total amount of the recoverable dues. In view thereof, in my opinion, the appropriate course would be to set aside the order passed in the revision and direct the Divisional Joint Registrar to decide both the revisions on merits. Hence the following order: The impugned order dated 25.7.2007 passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Kolhapur Division, Kolhapur, rejecting revision application Nos.59 of 2007 and 60 and 2007 is set aside. Both the revision applications are restored to file. The Divisional Joint Registrar shall decide both the revision applications on merits in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and preferrably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. All contentions of the parties are kept open. The petitioner to produce a copy of this order before the concerned Divisional Joint Registrar within two weeks from today. Rule is, accordingly, disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)