1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5899 OF 2010 1. Arun S/o Govind Choudgir, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o Ekta Nagar, Nandurbar. 2. Sanjay S/o Bhaidas Mali, Age : 37 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Bhone, Dist. Nandurbar. 3. Shravan S/o Posu Padvi, Age : 52 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sunande, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 4. Shravan S/o Narayan Pandvi, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Pardeshipura, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 5. Maysing S/o Macchinram Kotwal, Age : 31 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 6. Baliram S/o Vajni Walvi, Age : 24 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sunande, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 2 7. Yeshunath S/o Dongar Naik, Age : 33 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 8. Eknath S/o Dagdu Walvi, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Wagode, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 9. Suresh S/o Phulba Thakre, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 10. Kishor S/o Singa Thakre, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Nandurbar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 11. Mohan S/o Kashinath Padvi, Age : 32 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 12. Navnath S/o Ratilal Patil, Age : 31 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 13. Ganga S/o Damu Chitte, Age : 34 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, 3 Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 14. Ramesh S/o Pandit Walvi, Age : 38 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Patonda, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 15. Adinath S/o Dattatraya Kneharkar, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Baherpura, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 16. Uttam S/o Rambhau Chaudgir, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 17. Ambar S/o Gangaram Gaud, Age : 36 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Mahalaxmi Nagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 18. Ravindra S/o Mohan Patil, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Shahunagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 19. Dilip S/o Utarya Walvi, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Garajgaon, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 20. Kayaram S/o Devchand Kotwal, 4 Age : 43 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 21. Gangaram S/o Dansingh Walvi (Naik), Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post G.T.P. College, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 22. Uttam S/o Phulba Thakre, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 23. Mangal Siidya Padvi, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post G.T.P. College, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 24. Krishna S/o Bhaidas Wasave, Age : 24 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Gorajgaon, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 25. Vikram S/o Sukhdeo Gavit, Age : 25 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Gorajgaon, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 26. Bapu S/o Bhaidas Wasave, Age : 27 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 5 27. Shankar S/o Bansi Thakre, Age : 38 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 28. Macchindra S/o Laxman Jagdale, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Mahadeonagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 29. Laxman S/o Rohidas Mali, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 30. Subhash S/o Phulba Thakre, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 31. Macchindra S/o Natthu Walvi, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Pimplor, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 32. Anil S/o Arjun Jadhav, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Laxminagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 33. Navasin Akaram Bhosale, Age : 47 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Ektanagar, 6 Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 34. Manoj S/o Devram Bhosale, Age : 43 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Ektanagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 35. Arun S/o Govind Chudgir, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Ektanagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 36. Sunil S/o Jagannath Walvi, Age : 43 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Bhavali, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 37. Pravin S/o Bhim Jangire, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sambhajinagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 38. Vindo S/o Damu Padvo, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Bhavali, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 39. Dhanya S/o Dagakya Padvi, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Nandurbar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 40. Dilwarsingh S/o Moharsingh Padvi, 7 Age : 48 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 41. Kishor S/o Ambu Jadhav, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sarojnagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 42. Tapiram S/o Phakiram Gavit, Age : 22 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 43. Vishnu S/o Bhimrao Bhusnar, Age : 24 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sambhajinagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 44. Laxman S/o Babu Walvi, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sundarde, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 45. Sunya S/o Hansa Padvi, Age : 36 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sundarde, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 46. Maruti S/o Gundappa Patil, Age : 24 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Shahunagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 8 47. Mahadeo S/o Maruti Markand, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Shantinagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 48. Laxman S/o Kondiba Nikam, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Baherpura, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 49. Abhimanyu S/o Baliram Walvi, Age : 31 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 50. Dattu S/o Gulab Shinde, Age : 33 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Desaipura, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 51. Sharad S/o Phulsingh Sonwane, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 52. Jagan S/o Sanya Padvi, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 53. Krishna S/o Purya Gavit, Age : 32 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, 9 Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 54. Ramesh S/o Shamrao Bhapkar, Age : 33 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sambhajinagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 55. Vilas S/o Ukhdya Walvi, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Girajgaon, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 56. Atmaram S/o Krishna Walvi, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 57. Aba S/o Mohan Patil, Age : 36 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Shahunagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 58. Shankar S/o Mahadeo Jorwar, Age : 38 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Sambhajinagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 59. Devidas S/o Shivdas Bharadwaj, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Waghoda, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 60. Ravindra S/o Rohidas Padvi, 10 Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 61. Uttam S/o Damu Nile, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Nakodanagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 62. Madhukar S/o Baburao Mali, Age : 31 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 63. Rangnath S/o Balbhim Bhandgar, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Mahalaxminagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 64. Julal S/o Shankar Walvi, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Dahindule, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 65. Ranu S/o Bhivsan Naik, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Ektanagar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 66. Phulsingh S/o Dhansingh Walvi, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Waghoda, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. 11 67. Gangaram S/o Baliram Walvi, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o At Post Hole, Haveli, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar. .. .. Petitioners Versus 1. Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Nandurbar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar Through its Chairman, Yuvraj S/o Vithal Patil. 2. The Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Nandurbar, District Nandurbar. 3. The Director of Marketing, Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune - 1. .. .. Respondents Shri Pravin S. Patil, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri D. S. Bagul, Advocate for the Respondent No. 1. Shri S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 2 and 4. The Respondent No. 3 and 5 are deleted. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 13TH JULY, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT ( PER P. V. HARDAS, J ) : 12 . This petition was circulated before us on account of urgency expressed by the learned counsel for petitioners. The Registry however, raised an objection that respondent Nos. 1, 3 and 5 were not served. Mr. Bagul, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1 has entered his appearance on behalf of respondent No. 1. Mr. Patil, learned counsel for petitioners sought leave of this Court for deleting respondent Nos. 3 and 5. Leave came to be granted by us at the risk of petitioners. 2. At the outset learned counsel for petitioners state that petitioners do not press for the relief at prayer clause "B" to the petition, but restrict the relief in so far as prayer clause "A" of issuance of a writ directing the respondent No. 4 i. e. the Director of Marketing, Maharashtra State Pune to decide the Appeal No. 26/2010 within a particular period. 3. In that light of the matter, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. We accordingly issue rule making it returnable forthwith and with consent of learned counsel for parties, we have heard the petition finally at this stage. 13 4. Undisputely, the licenses of petitioners came to be cancelled and petitioners being aggrieved by the cancellation of their licenses preferred an appeal before the First Appellate Authority. The appeal filed by petitioners came to be allowed. The respondent No. 1 being aggrieved by the judgment of the First Appellate Authority has filed an appeal before the respondent No. 4. In the said appeal the respondent No. 4 has granted an ex-parte interim relief and the appeal is now scheduled for hearing before the respondent No. 4 on 29.07.2010. Mr. Patil, learned counsel for petitioners pointed out that elections of the first respondent are due on 18.07.2010 and in the event the appeal is not decided prior to the elections, the petitioners would be deprived of their valuable right of exercising their right of franchise. 5. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly we direct the respondent No. 1 to decide the appeal which is pending before respondent No. 4 on or before 16th July, 2010. In order to facilitate the early disposal of the appeal we direct the parties to appear before the respondent No. 4 on 14th July, 2010. The learned Assistant Government Pleader undertakes to communicate this order to 14 respondent No. 4. 6. Rule is thus made absolute on above terms with no order as to costs. Copy duly authenticated by the Sheristedar of this Court be given to the parties to act upon. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10