: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6402 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.6402 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.6402 OF 2008 Laxman Manohar Godge ...Petitioner. V/s. The Regional Joint Director (Sugar), Pune & Anr. ...Respondents. Mr.G.S.Godbole i/by Nitin Mule, , advs. for the Petitioner. Mr.V.S.Gokhale, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.Uday Warunjikar, applicant in C.A.No.2364 of 2008. CORAM: Bilal Nazki CORAM: Bilal Nazki CORAM: Bilal Nazki & J.H.Bhatia,JJ J.H.Bhatia,JJ J.H.Bhatia,JJ. DATE : 12th November, 2008. DATE : 12th November, 2008. DATE : 12th November, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Petitioner has challenged the show-cause notice issued by the Regional Joint Registrar (Sugar) and Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Pune on the ground that the Joint Registrar has already formed his opinion and show-cause notice is only a formality. He also prayed that if the show-cause is not quashed, that matter be transferred to any other Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Pune. We do not agree with the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that any conclusions have already been reached at by the Joint Registrar and, therefore, the show-cause notice can not be quashed at this stage. Yet, we feel that it will not prejudice any of the : 2 : parties if the matter is directed to be heard by any other joint Registrar than Mr.Ghode. This order however, should not be taken as reflection on the conduct of Mr.Ghode. 2. In this view of the matter, we dispose off this petition directing that this matter shall be transferred to any joint Registrar other than Shri Ghode. This Court is not being told as who are the other joint registrars available at Pune, therefore, Registrar (Co-operative) is directed to transfer the case from Mr.Ghode to any other Joint Registrar within a period of one week. Joint Registrar to whom the case is transferred, will receive the reply to the show-cause notice from the petitioner within two weeks from the date he receives the file and thereafter, he may dispose off the matter in accordance with law within four weeks after filing of the reply. 3. Petition is disposed off alongwith the application for intervention. (Bilal Nazki, J.) (Bilal Nazki, J.) (Bilal Nazki, J.) (J.H.Bhatia, J.) (J.H.Bhatia, J.) (J.H.Bhatia, J.)