vss 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 WRIT PETITION NO.7997 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.7997 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.7997 OF 2008 Ganpati Jyotiba Kokitkar & Ors. ... Petitioners V/s. Hanuman Sahakari Doodh Vyaysayik Saunstha Maryadit ... Respondent Mr.H.S. Venegaokar for Petitioners Mr.P.D. Dalvi for Respondent No.1 CORAM: SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J MHATRE, J MHATRE, J. DATED: DECEMBER 18, 2008 DECEMBER 18, 2008 DECEMBER 18, 2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The petition challenges the order passed by the Cooperative Court and the appellate Court in which the the petitioners’ membership has been directed to be maintained "as the present status of membership if any". The contention of the petitioners is that since the Cooperative Court has found them to be members of the society till 31.3.2002, their names could not have been excluded from the members list. The audit reports for the period from 1.4.2006 to 31.3.2007 do not bear the names of the Petitioners. It is submitted that the very fact that they were members upto 2002, their membership could not cease except in accordance with section 25 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act. According to the learned advocate, since no action has been taken to remove the petitioners from their membership of the : 2 : society, they continued as members and therefore, the interim relief should have been granted in their favour by the Cooperative Court. 2. The Cooperative Court while directing that the status of membership should remain as it is at present. The Cooperative Court has observed that photocopies of certain documents were produced which indicated that the petitioners were members of the society till 2002 whereas the audit reports indicated that they were not members after 1.4.2006. In my opinion, there is no error on the part of the the Courts below for having passed the impugned orders. 3. Petition is rejected.