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Atul Bapu Japkar and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Bombay HC22 Dec 2016WP/12662/2016

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What is this about?

Petitioners challenged deletion of names from final voters list. Court held no opportunity of hearing was provided and quashed the impugned order. It directed the District Co-operative Election Officer to allow a hearing before deciding objections.

What did the court decide?

Quashed order deleting names. Directed District Co-operative Election Officer to extend opportunity of hearing to both parties within a week.

Atul Bapu Japkar and Others Vs the State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO.12662 OF 2016

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1. Atul Bapu Japkar Age : 20 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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2. Ashok Ramdas Japkar Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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3. Ashok Savleram Japkar Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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4. Avinash Machindra Holkar Age : 22 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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5. Akashay Ashok Japkar Age : 20 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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6. Eknath Kishan Hole Age : 31 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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7. Kiran Jabaji Kardile Age : 23 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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8. Khandu Eknath Japkar Age : 29 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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9. Gopinath Kishan Hole Age : 25 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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10. Gopinath Kishan Hole Age : 24 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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11. Chandrakala Vijay Japkar Age : 34 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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12. Dada Baba Japkar Age : 36 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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13. Dada Dashrath Japkar Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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14. Dilip Hanmanta Japkar Age : 31 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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15. Nandu Fakira Jadhav Age : 36 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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16. Nitin Sudham Holkar Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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17. Namdeo Gangadhar Gadge Age : 34 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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18. Navnath Sitaram Hole Age : 29 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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19. Pravin Rajendra Chatar Age : 23 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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20. Pradeep Gorakh Japkar Age : 23 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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21. Pravin Rajendra Japkar Age : 21 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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22. Padma Goraksha Japkar Age : 45 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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23. Bandu Eknath Japkar Age : 27 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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24. Bandu Savaleram Japkar Age : 27 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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25. Bapu Bhau Kardile Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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26. Bajirao Bhau Chatar Age : 50 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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27. Bandu Sahebrao Kandekar Age : 47 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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28. Bhaginath Ramdas Japkar Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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29. Mahadeo Baba Hole Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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30. Malhari Baba Hole Age : 30 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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31. Ram Maruti Salunke Age : 21 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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32. Rohini Popat Japkar Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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33. Rajendra Snyabapu Bholkar Age : 36 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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34. Raghunath Shripati Japkar Age : 40 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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35. Ravindra Eknath Japkar Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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36. Ramdas Dnyandeo Japkar Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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37. Rajendra Rajaram Karpe Age : 29 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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38. Vaijayanta Nandkumar Japkar Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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39. Vaijayanta Dnyaneshwsar Japkar Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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40. Vaishali Vilas Japkar Age : 30 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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41. Vijay hanumanta Japkar Age : 36 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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42. Yogesh Machinera Holkar Age : 23 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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43. Shivaji Kisan Hole Age : 30 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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44. Sudham Baba Japkar Age : 42 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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45. Soma Pandharinath Japkar Age : 30 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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46. Sidhubai Bajirao Chattar Age : 45 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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47. Somnath Bajirao Chattar Age : 29 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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48. Sagar Balasaheb Japkar Age : 24 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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49. Somnath Sitaram Hole Age : 44 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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50. Swati Sham Gadak Age : 26 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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51. Eknath Bhau Holkar Age : 44 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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52. Dyaneshwari Bandopanth Kondekar Age : 42 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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53. Dnyandeo Gangadhar Gadge Age : 30 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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54. Anil Rambhau Kondkar Age : 32 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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55. Adinath Maruti Holkar Age : 31 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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56. Pandurang Ramrao Kandekar Age : 30 yrs. Occu. Agri.

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57. Navnath Jabaji Holkar Age : 31 yrs. Occu. Agri. All above r/o. Nepti, Tq. Nagar, Dist. Ahmednagar PETITIONERS

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VERSUS

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1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Co-operation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32

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2. The State Co-operative Election Authority, Maharashtra State, Pune through its Secretary

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3. The District Co-operative Election Officer and District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Ahmednagar

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4. Subhash Dattatraya Japkar, Age : 32 years, Occu. Agri., R/o Nepti, Tq. Nagar, District Ahmednagar RESPONDENTS

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Mr. Niteen V. Gaware, Advocate for the Petitioners
Mr. M.M. Nerlikar, A.G.P. for respondent No.1/State
Mr. S.K. Kadam, Advocate for respondent Nos. 2 and 3
Mr. A.S. More, Advocate for respondent No. 4

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CORAM :R.M. BORDE AND
SANGITRAO S. PATIL, JJ.

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DATE : 22nd December, 2016

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ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : R.M. BORDE, J.) :

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Heard.

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2.Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With

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the consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for
final hearing and disposal at the admission stage.

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3.The grievance raised by the petitioners in the
instant petition is in respect of deletion of their
names from the final voters list, on consideration of
the objections raised by respondent No. 4 – complainant,
without extending any opportunity of hearing to the
petitioners.

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4.It is not a matter of dispute that before
passing the order impugned in this petition, directing
deletion of the names of the petitioners, they have not
been extended opportunity of hearing. Sub-Rule (3) of
Rule 8 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies
(Election to Committee) Rules, 2014 provides that the
District Co-operative Election Officer or Taluka or Ward
Co-operative Election Officer shall, or as directed by
the SCEA, after making such inquiries, as deemed
necessary in this behalf, consider each claim or
objection and give his decision thereon in writing to
the persons concerned within ten days from the last date
prescribed for receiving the claims and objections.
Thereafter, final voters list should be published within
a period of fifteen days from the last date, prescribed

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for receiving the claims and objections. The term

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`after making such an enquiry as deemed necessary' thus
impliedly indicates observance of principles of natural
justice. The names of about 57 voters i.e. the present
petitioners were enlisted in the preliminary voters list

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and they did not have any notice in respect of
objections of the objectors and their names are deleted
without extending an opportunity of hearing. In this
view of the matter, the grievance raised by the
petitioners in the instant petition deserves to be
considered.

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5.The order dated 16th December, 2016, impugned
in this petition, passed by respondent No. 3 - the
District Co-operative Election Officer, directing
deletion of names of the petitioners from the final
voters list, deserves to be quashed and set aside and it
is accordingly quashed and set aside.

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6.Respondent No.3 is directed to extend an

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opportunity of hearing to both the parties and consider
the objections and pass reasoned order on consideration
of contentions of both the parties. The petitioners

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assure to cause appearance before respondent No. 3 on

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29th December, 2016 and as such, no notice requiring

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their presence before the concerned Authority shall be

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necessary. Respondent No.3 shall take appropriate
decision in the matter within a period of one week from
the date of appearance of the petitioners. It would be

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open to respondent No.3 to take further steps for
continuation of process of election in accordance with
the provisions of relevant Rules after taking decision
on the objections in accordance with the directives
issued in the instant order.

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7.Rule is made absolute in the above terms. The

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Writ Petition stands disposed of.

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