-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.2492 OF 2008 NO.2492 OF 2008 NO.2492 OF 2008 Shri Balasaheb Maruti Khade ...Petitioner v/s The Assistant Registrar, Co-operative societies, Dahiwadi, Tal. Man, District Satara and ors. ...Respondents Mr R.V. Barsode for Petitioner. None for Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND J.H. BHATIA JJ. DATE : 10TH APRIL 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. By this petition, the petitioner challenges the voters’ list of elections to a Primary Agricultural Credit Society. It appears that the persons whose names have been included in the final list of voters are the members of the Society, in the sense, their names are entered in the register of members. The challenge of the petitioner is that they were wrongly admitted as members of the Society, they do not hold qualification necessary to become members of the Society. In our opinion, the membership register maintained by the Society under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act 1960 is being maintained in general course of business and it has presumptive value and therefore, the Returning Officer has to go by the entries made in the register of members of the Society. We do not find any error in the decision of the Returning Officer. Petition is rejected. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. -3- . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( J.H. BHATIA J.)