1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2157 OF 2010 1. Sushant S/o Sheshrao Chavan, Age : 31 Years, Occu. : Social worker-Chairman, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee, Mukhed, R/o Chavan Wadi, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. 2. Jeevram S/o Mansingrao Naik, Age : 56 Years, Occu. : Social Work & Agril., R/o Itgyal, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. 3. Pandurang S/o Gangaram Sakale, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Social Work & Agril., R/o Eklara, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. 4. Indira W/o Sambhajirao Bodake, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Social Work & H.H., R/o Undri, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. 5. Shamrao S/o Rama Yemulwad, Age : 62 Years, Occu. : Social Work & Agril., R/o Mukhed, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. 6. Jagannath S/o Vithalrao Kamje, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Mukhed, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. 7. Anusaya W/o Balajirao Bande, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Social Work & H.H., R/o Mukhed, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded. .. Petitioners 2 Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary Department of Agriculture, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Nanded Division, Nanded, Dist. Nanded. 3. The Collector, Nanded Office of District Collector, Nanded, District Nanded. 4. Agricultural Produce Market Committee Mukhed, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded, through its Secretary. .. .. Respondents Shri B. L. Sagar Killarikar, Advocate for Petitioners. Smt. A. V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Shri S. G. Karlekar, Advocate for the Respondent No. 4. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH AUGUST, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the 3 stage of admission. 02. At the outset Shri B. L. Sagar Killarikar, learned counsel for petitioners states on instructions that petitioners restrict the scope of this petition in respect of the reliefs prayed for in this petition to the extent of prayer clause "B" only. As per prayer clause "B" petitioners have prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to hold and complete election of respondent No. 4 society i. e. Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Mukhed within stipulated period. 03. In the light of limited relief which petitioners have sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. Accordingly, we have heard Shri Sagar Killarikar, learned counsel for petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Shri Karlekar, learned counsel for the respondent No. 4. 04. Learned Assistant Government Pleader has urged before us that, since the term of the previous elected body has already expired, the respondents are also keen to hold the election of respondent No. 4/Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Mukhed. However, the election process has not got under way on 4 account of the fact that the respondent No. 4 has not submitted the updated voters list as on 31st December, 2009. Shri Karlekar, learned counsel for the respondent No. 4/A.P.M.C. states that in the event voters list is not submitted to the respondents, the respondent No. 4 would submit the updated voters list as on 31.12.2009 within two weeks from today. We accept the aforesaid statement made by the learned counsel on behalf of the respondent No. 4 as an undertaking to the Court and accordingly, by allowing this petition, we direct the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to conduct and conclude the elections of the respondent No. 4/Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Mukhed, within six months from 01st September, 2010. 05. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/Aug.10