1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.1416 OF 2009 (Janmanch vs. State of Maharashtra and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri A.S. Kilor, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri N.S. Khubalkar, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent no.1. Shri C.V. Kale, Advocate for the respondent no.2. -------- CORAM : S.A.BOBDE AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 27, 2010 Heard learned Counsel for the parties. The petitioner has prayed that a Writ of Mandamus be issued directing the respondent no.2 in particular to pay amount of statutory bonus to the cotton growers as per provisions of Section 30 of the Maharashtra Raw Cotton (Procurement, Processing and Marketing) Act, 1971 from the profit earned during the financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07. Shri Kale, learned Counsel for the 2 respondent no.2, points out from para (4) of the affidavit-in-reply of Shri Rajesh s/o Haridas Shah, Deputy Manager (Law) of the respondent no.2 that the respondent no.2, which is fully aided and controlled by the Government of Maharashtra, according to the Statement of Accounts, has incurred loss of Rs.23.21 crores and Rs.3.18 crores during the financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07 respectively. There is no reason to disbelieve this statement. We find no merit in the petition, which is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE khj