Dilip Malshetti Patil v. Satish Raosaheb Ambekar And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 917 WRIT PETITION NO.12259 OF 2021 DILIP MALSHETTI PATIL

VERSUS

SATISH RAOSAHEB AMBEKAR AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioners : Mr. Choudhary D. J. Advocate for Respondent No. 2 : Mr. S. K. Kadam. Advocate for Respondent No. 3 : Mr. Bhausaheb B. Bhise. Advocate for Respondent No. 4 : Mr. Choudhari Abhijit. Advocate for Respondent No. 5 : Mr. R. D. Khalap

CORAM

: MANGESH S. PATIL, J.

DATE : 17.11.2021.

PER COURT :

Heard both the sides finally.

2.

The election in respect of the respondent No. 3-Bank under the Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act, 1960 is under way. 3.

The petitioner is aggrieved by rejection of his objection to the nomination of the respondent No. 1.

4.

The matter pertains to an election in respect of a Co-Operative Society under the Maharashtra Co-Operative Societies Act. This Court has already taken a view that the observations and the conclusions drawn by the full Bench of this Court in the matter of Karmaveer Tulshiram Autade and Ors Vs. State Election Commission, Mumbai and Ors., 2021 (2) Mh.L.J. 349 which pertain to a similar issue in respect of election to the Gram Pachayat under the Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, can be followed by analogy. 5.

It is also being informed at the Bar that the decision of this Court dated 05.11.2021 was challenged before the Supreme Court but it has 1/2

917 WP 12259 21.odt refused to entertain it.

6. For the self-same reasons as have been given in the order dated 05.11.2021 in Writ Petition No. 12006/2021 and connected matters, the Writ Petition is dismissed keeping open the avenue of preferring an Election Petition. All the issues are kept open.

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