The State Co Operative Election Authority Through Its Secretary And Another v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 924 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8402 OF 2022 IN WP/12050/2021 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS 925 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8403 OF 2022 IN WP/11669/2021 WITH RA/67/2022 IN WP/11669/2021 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS 926 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8404 OF 2022 IN WP/11787/2021 927 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8405 OF 2022 IN WP/11682/2021 STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL
*2* 928 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8406 OF 2022 IN WP/11681/2021 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS 929 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8410 OF 2022 IN WP/12178/2021 PRINCIPALS SECRETARY AND OTHERS 930 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8411 OF 2022 IN WP/12471/2021 THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS 931 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8427 OF 2022 IN WP/12486/2021 THE SECRETARY STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION
*3* AUTHORITY AND OTHERS 932 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8428 OF 2022 IN WP/12041/2021 THROUGH ITSSECRETARY AMBADAS RAMBHAU TATHE AND OTHERS 933 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8429 OF 2022 IN WP/13093/2021 THE STATE OF CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY THORUGH ITS SECRETARY PUJABRAO SOPNARAO SHINDE AND OTHERS 934 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8431 OF 2022 IN WP/12397/2021 THE STATE CO-OPERATION ELECTION AUTHORITY SUBHASH ALA RATHOD AND OTHERS 935 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8433 OF 2022 IN WP/11679/2021
*4* KAPIL BABASAHEB AKAT AND OTHERS 936 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8435 OF 2022 IN WP/12040/2021 THROUGH ITS SECRETARY SHIVAJI SATVA WAVHALE AND OTHERS 937 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8440 OF 2022 IN WP/11688/2021 THE STATE CO OPERATION ELECTION AUTHORITY SHIVAJI PRALHADRAO YEDE AND OTHERS 938 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8442 OF 2022 IN WP/11680/2021 RAMESH SALIKRAM SOLANKE AND OTHERS 939 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8443 OF 2022 IN CA/12666/2021 THE STATE CO OPERATION ELECTION AUTHORITY THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER
*5* DATTATRAYA RAMRAO SHINDE AND OTHERS 940 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8444 OF 2022 IN WP/13182/2021 THE STATE CO OPERATION ELECTION AUTHORITY THROUGH ITSSECRETARY BHARAT SHANKARRAO RAUT AND OTHERS 941 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8446 OF 2022 IN WP/12193/2021 SATYAJEET SHANKARAO SHIRSAT AND OTHERS Advocate for the Applicants : Shri S.K.Kadam and Shri Vithal H. Dighe in the respective applications.
AGP for the Respondents/ State : Shri P.S. Patil, Shri S.G. Sangle, Mrs.M.A. Deshpande, Mrs.R.P. Gaur and Shri S.R. Yadav, in the respective applications.
Advocate for the original petitioners : Shri S.S. Thombre Advocate for the contesting Respondents in CA/8433/2022 & 8442/2022 : Shri Vishal A. Bagal Patil CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, JJ.
DATE :- 10th June, 2022 Per Court :-
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All these Civil Applications are filed by the State Cooperative Election Officer for seeking extension of time by four months for conducting elections of the Village Level Credit Cooperative Societies.
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We are informed that out of 18000 elections that are to be conducted, the applicant authority has completed elections in 13913 societies till 09.06.2022. The process for holding elections is continued in the remaining 2587 societies. As 1502 societies are not cooperating by depositing election expenses and by tendering the list of voters, the authorities have appointed the authorized officers to complete the said process so as to facilitate the holding of elections. We appreciate the efforts taken by the applicant authority.
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In view of the above, these Civil Applications are allowed by extending time by four months, effective from 01.05.2022.
kps (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)