P.C. (S.C. Gupte, J.)

1. Rule. Returnable forthwith. By consent of Counsel, the Petition is taken up for final hearing.

2. By this Petition which is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, Petitioner is seeking an appropriate writ, order and direction, directing Respondent Nos.1 and 2 to shift the Headquarter and Sub-divisional Office at Daund as far as Daund and Purandar Taluka is concerned.

3. Petitioner is aggrieved by the Notification dated 26 June 2013 issued by Respondents in which the Headquarter and Sub-Divisional Office of Purandar and Daund Talukas is shown at Pune, though in the draft Notification, the Headquarter is shown at Purandar (Saswad).

4. Brief facts which are relevant for the purpose of deciding this Petition are as under :

On 26 June 2012, the State of Maharashtra issued a draft notification under Sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (“the MLR Code”) calling for objections and suggestions for constituting / modifying 183 Revenue sub-divisions in the State under Section 4 of the MLR Code. The Talukas of Purandar and Daund in Pune District were proposed to constitute one such sub-division with the sub-div