1 WP 6750.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6750 OF 2011 1. Kamal Manik Swami, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 2. Ramkishan Kerba Kale, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 3. Rameshwar Sopan Tekale, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 4. Laxman Sopan Tekale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 5. Laxman Rama Kamble, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 6. Subrav Goroba Kamble, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Agril., 7. Chandrabhaga Himmat Tekale, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 8. Asha Limbraj Tekale, Age : 32 Years, Occu. : Agril., 9. Vikas Haribhau Datta, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Agril., 2 WP 6750.11 10. Vimal Abasaheb Somase, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Household, 11. Vatsalabai Shahaji Tekale, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Household, 12. Yogiraj Harishchandra Tekale, Age : 32 Years, Occu. : Agril., 13. Ashabai Rajabhau Gujar, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Household, 14. Ashabai Shahaji Jagtap, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 15. Mangal Subhash Patil, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Household, 16. Balika Ankush Kamble, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Household, 17. Kalpana Bhaskar Jagtap, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Household, 18. Shashikala Shankar Tekale, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Household, 19. Chatambar Kisan Tekale, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 20. Vyankat Rangnath Tonge, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Agril., 3 WP 6750.11 21. Sahebrao Goroba Kamble, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Service, 22. Smt. Keshar Achyut Tekale, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Household, 23. Hirabai Sudam Tekale, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Household, 24. Shamalbai Nivrutti Tekale, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Household, 25. Indubai Sahebrao Tekale, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Household, 26. Chandrakant Suryakant Gujar, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 27. Mangal Jagdish Tekale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 28. Sachin Shankar Tekale, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 29. Prashant Shankar Tekale, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Agril., 30. Mangal Haribhau Datta, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 31. Priya Shahaji Gaikwad, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 4 WP 6750.11 32. Draupadi Chandrasen Pawar, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 33. Shaikh Ajim Shaikh, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 34. Shaikh Jamil Shaikh, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 35. Shaikh Javed Shaikh, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 36. Shivanand Ramraje Gujar, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 37. Sarika Bhaskar Jagtap, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Agril., 38. Kalpana Nana Somase, Age : 29 Years, Occu. : Agril., 39. Shobha Anna Kale, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 40. Ratnamala Ramkisan Kale, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Agril., 41. Sunanda Bibishan Somase, Age : 32 Years, Occu. : Agril., 42. Asha Dinesh Pawar, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 5 WP 6750.11 43. Rahul Shivaji Jamale, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 44. Parvati Vithal Tekale, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Household, 45. Mahadev Kashinath Datta, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 46. Ramesh Rambhau Panchal, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 47. Hirkanbai Devidas Tekale, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Household, 48. Jalindar Baburao Somase, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 49. Shalan Subhash Kawale, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Household, 50 Parvati Limbraj Tekale, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Household, 51. Ramdas Nivrutti Tekale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 52. Kalidas Nivrutti Tekale, Age : 39 Years, Occu. : Service, 53. Parvati Suryakant Gujar, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Household, 6 WP 6750.11 54. Sharda Ashok Gujar, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Household, 55. Savita Nanasaheb Jagtap, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 56. Jagdish Shankar Tekale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 57. Mandakini Madhukar Tekale, Age : 36 Years, Occu. : Household, 58. Daulat Goroba Ghotkar, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 59. Rahibai Daulat Ghotkar, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Househo, 60. Balasaheb Goroba Ghotkar, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 61. Kalinda Balasaheb Ghotkar, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Household, 62. Narayan Narhari Sukate, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Agril., 63. Kalawati Anandrao Ghotkar, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Household, 64. Ambadas Anandrao Ghotkar, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 7 WP 6750.11 65. Ashok Machindra Daswant, Age : 36 Years, Occu. : Agril., 66. Mudrika Machindra Daswant, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Household, 67. Umakant Suryakant Gujar, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 68. Vimalbai Trimbak Tekale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. Household, 69. Usha Pawan Somose, Age : 38 Years, Occu. : Household, All R/o Pimpalgaon (Dola), Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. .. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Co-operative Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The District Deputy Registrar, And District Election Officer, For Co-operative Societies, Osmanabad, Dist. Osmanabad. 3. The Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Kallamb, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 8 WP 6750.11 4. The Vividh Karyakari Seva Sahkari Society Ltd., Pimpalgaon (Dola), Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 5. Udhav Rambhau Dhas, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Pimpalgaon (Dola), Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar and Shri V. D. Gunale, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri S. B. Pulkundwar, A.G.P. for the Respondent/State. Shri A. N. Irpatgire, Advocate for the Respondent No. 4. Shri S. S. Choudhari, Advocate for the Respondent No. 5. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties taken up for final hearing. 2. The elections for the managing committee of the respondent No. 4 society are to be held. The provisional voters list was published. The names of the present petitioners were included in the provisional voters list. The respondent No. 5 9 WP 6750.11 raised an objection that the Co-operative Court has decided about the membership of the petitioners and as such their names are to be deleted from the list. A report of the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Kalamb, was also made available. The Returning Officer allowed the objection and deleted the names of the present petitioners from the final voters list on the ground that the Co-operative Court had already decided about the right of the petitioners to be members. The said order is assailed in the present petition. 3. Heard Shri Gunale, the learned counsel for petitioners, Shri Pulkundwar, the learned Assistant Government Pleader, Shri Irpatgire, the learned counsel for the respondent No. 4 and Shri S. S. Choudhari, the learned counsel for the respondent No. 5. 4. It appears that, after the matter was decided by the Co- operative Court, the bye-laws were amended. It is submitted that, they were amended on 15.04.2011. The effect of the said amendment will also be required to be considered by the Returning Officer. It does not appear that the same has been considered. Even the petitioners were not heard by the 10 WP 6750.11 Returning Officer before deleting their names from the voters list as is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioners. The learned counsel for petitioners also submitted that the decision of the Co-operative Court was in absence of the present petitioners. The present petitioners were not party to the said dispute. 5. In the light of above the impugned order on objection is set aside, the Returning Officer/the respondent No. 2 shall reconsider the objection raised by the respondent No. 5 after giving opportunity to the petitioners to put forth their say. The Returning Officer shall decide the said objection within a period of three (3) days from the date of appearance of the petitioner and the respondent No. 5 before him by passing an appropriate order. The petitioners and respondent No. 5 shall appear before the Returning Officer on 01 st October, 2011. The petitioners shall file their say on 01 st October, 2011 itself. Rule is made absolute in view of the aforesaid observations and directions. Authenticated copy be given to the parties to act upon. Sd/- [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Sept. 11