1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4610 OF 2008 Dattaram Tukaram Navale & Ors. ..... ..... Petitioners. Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...... ..... Respondents. Mr. C. G. Gavnekar for the Petitioners. Mr. V. S. Masurkar, Government Pleader for the Respondents. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : 2ND JULY, 2008. P.C.: Mentioned, not on Board. By consent of the advocate for the parties, taken on board and heard finally. 2. In terms of Sub-Rule (8) of Rule 36 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Market Committee (Regulation) Rules, 1967, objection to inclusion or exclusion in the voters list can be made before the Collector. The petitioners' Society moved an application seeking inclusion of list of Managing Committee members in the voters' list, which was accepted. Later on, it was contended by the petitioners that on 20th May, 2008 the Managing Committee of the said Society had changed and therefore, the names of 2 earlier voters be deleted and new members of the Managing Committee be included in the voters' list. The Register of Annual General Body Meeting held on 7th June, 2007 was produced but the Secretary had submitted the list in the month of January, 2008 to the Assistant Registrar of its Managing Committee members. The District Deputy Registrar found, prima facie, that the changes in the Managing Committee were made with some other purpose. The Secretary of the Society was asked by him to produce the copy of the notice given to the members of the Annual General Meeting held on 7th July, 2007. According to him, since the Secretary had communicated different names in January, 2008 another Annual General Meeting for the purpose of election of another Managing committee could have not taken place unless the earlier Managing Committee had resigned. No documents were produced by the petitioners to substantiate that in fact the Managing Committee had changed. Therefore, he did not consider the request of the petitioner and dismissed the application. 3. We do not find any error in the order passed by the District Deputy Registrar as the petitioners could not substantiate their claim that the members of the Managing Committee had changed between June, 2007 and January, 2008. If, the petitioners can substantiate such a claim, they are at liberty to approach the District Deputy Registrar once again and, if, such an 3 application is made along with the proofs, the District Deputy Registrar, Co- operative Societies, Raigad, Alibag, shall consider the same on merits and in accordance with law. 4. With the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (S. S. SHINDE, J.)