1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3867 OF 2010 The Vijay Central Consumers Co-operative Wholesale and Retail Stores Ltd. .. Petitioner V/s The Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies (II) & Ors. .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4282 OF 2010 The Chembur Central Consumers Co-operative Wholesale and Retail Stores Ltd. .. Petitioner V/s The Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies (II) & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.K.S.Patil for the petitioners. CORAM : R.G.KETKAR, J. (VACATION COURT) DATE : 2nd June, 2010 P.C. : 1. Not on board. Mentioned. 2. These petitions challenge the orders dated 31st March, 2010 passed by the Minister for Co-operation whereby the Appeals preferred by the petitioners were dismissed on the ground of maintainability. 3. Heard Mr.K.S.Patil, learned counsel for the petitioners. By the final orders dated 29th January, 2001 and 26th August, 2002 passed by the Deputy Registrar, liquidator came to be appointed in respect of the petitioners societies. As per section 104 read with section 152 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 2 1960, it is not in dispute, that the appeal lies before the Joint Registrar of the Co-operative Societies. However, instead of filing the appeals before the Joint Registrar, the petitioners preferred appeals before the Minister for Co-operation and Marketing and the appeals were dismissed by the impugned orders. 4. I do not find any infirmity in the impugned orders. Mr.Patil, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the election to the Bombay District Central Co-operative Bank is scheduled on 4th June, 2010 and the petitioners societies may be permitted to participate in the said elections. Since the appeals preferred by the petitioners are dismissed by the impugned orders, as of today, the status of the societies is that the liquidator is incharge of the societies. In view of this, petitioners prayer permitting them to participate in the election of 4th June, 2010 cannot be acceded to. Petitioners have not made out any case and hence the petitions are liable to be rejected. Petitions are accordingly rejected. 5. It is however made clear that it will be open to the petitioners to file appeals before the Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies against the orders dated 29th January, 2001 and 26th August, 2002, if so advised. (R.G.KETKAR, J.)