wp11323.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.11323 OF 2010 Vikas s/o Raosaheb Dandge, R/o- At Post-Varud Kazi, Tq. & Dist-Aurangabad. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Department of Co-operation, Mantralaya, Mumbai, 2) The District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Aurangabad, 3) The A.P.M.C. Aurangabad, Through its Administrator, Smt. Devyani Vahane (Bharaswadkar), Asstt. Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Aurangabad. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.N.K. Choudhari Advocate for Petitioner. Shri.S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Shri.Deelip Patil Bankar Advocate for Respondent No.3. ... wp11323.10 2 CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 11TH FEBRUARY, 2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. The Petitioner prayed for direction to hold election to constitute the Managing Committee of Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Aurangabad. 3. Shri. Kadam, the learned A.G.P. submits that by virtue of the provisions of Section 13 (1B) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963, the State Government had converted the Aurangabad Agricultural Produce Market Committee, into wp11323.10 3 Regional Market Committee. The learned A.G.P. submits that the Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles Department, State of Maharashtra issued Notification dated 13th January, 2011, and in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section(2) of Section 13 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963, appointed Shri. Devidas Manikrao Palodkar, Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, as Administrator of Aurangabad Zilla Krushi Utpanna Bazaar Samiti, Aurangabad till further orders. The learned A.G.P. submits that the Administrator who is in-charge of the affairs of the Committee, is entitled to hold the Office for a period of two years, under the provisions of Section 14(3) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963. 4. In the light of the Notification placed on record and the statement made by the learned A.G.P., the Writ Petition stands disposed of. We wp11323.10 4 have not expressed any opinion on the merit of the issues raised in the Petition. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/FEB11/wp11323.10