78.WP.11338.2017.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11338 OF 2017 The Dhule And Nandurbar District Central Co Op. Bank Ltd Through Chief Executive Officer D.B. Choudhari ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents *** Mr. V. D. Hon, Senior Counsel i/b Mr. Amol S. Sawant, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. D. R. Korde, AGP for Respondent – State. *** CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. DATE : APRIL 08, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner assails the order dated 07th April 2017 passed by learned Minister for Co-operation, Maharashtra State in Revision Application No. 1113 of 2011. 3. After arguing for some time, Mr. Hon, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Amol Sawant, learned counsel for the petitioner, tenders a copy of the order dated 18th June 2015 passed by the learned Minister in respect of the Jalgaon District Central Co-operative Bank, wherein, in a similar set of facts, the revision filed under Section 154 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act came to be allowed. Shrikant Malani 2026:BHC-AUG:18313 78.WP.11338.2017.odt 4. The learned Senior Counsel submits that the issue involved in the present petition is substantially identical to the one decided in the case of the Jalgaon District Central Co-operative Bank. However, while the revision in that case was allowed, the revision filed by the present petitioner has been dismissed. He, therefore, submits that the matter deserves to be remanded to the State Government for fresh consideration. 5. Having considered the submissions and upon perusal of the record, it appears that in an identical set of facts, the learned Minister has taken inconsistent views. In such circumstances, the impugned order cannot be sustained. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is partly allowed. The order dated 07th April 2017 passed by the learned Minister is hereby quashed and set aside. The matter is remanded to the State Government for fresh consideration. The revision filed by the petitioner before the State Government bearing RVA No. 2011/P.K. 1113/15-S is restored to file. 7. The learned Minister is directed to decide the revision afresh, on its own merits and in accordance with law, within a period of three months from today. Shrikant Malani 78.WP.11338.2017.odt 8. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. The amount deposited by the petitioner shall remain in this Court till the decision of the revision. Thereafter, the parties shall be at liberty to take appropriate steps in respect of amount deposited. 9. The parties shall appear before the learned Minister on 20th April 2026. 10. All contentions of the parties are kept open. ( SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. ) Shrikant Malani