JUDGMENT - LODHA R.M., J.:---Rule. Parties by Counsel. By consent, this batch of six writ petitions is heard finally at this stage.

2. Exclusion of more than 10,400 members out of total 10,687 members as voters for the election of Committee (Board of Directors) of Respondent Shriram Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited by the Collector, Satara vide its order dated 18-9-1996 is the core issue. In the counter to the core issue is the issue regarding the maintainability of these writ petitions.

3. Shriram Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (for short, 'Shriram Karkhana') Respondent No. 8 in writ petition 4961/96 and Respondent No. 7 in other writ petitions is a specified society under section 73-G of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (for short 'Act of I960'). The said Shriram Karkhana has set up a sugar factory in Phaltan taluka, District Satara with crushing capacity of 2000 metric tonnes per day. It is also a processing society. The election to the Committee (Board of Directors) of Shriram Karkhana is required to be held by the Collector of Satara under section 73G and Chapter-XIA of the Co-operative Societies Act. The last election to the Board of Directors was held in the yea

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