B.R. Gavai, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties.

2. The present public interest litigation has been filed by the residents of Sadak-Arjuni, praying for quashing and setting the Notification dated 26.07.2013 issued by respondent no.1 in respect of location of Sub Division at Morgaon-Arjuni.

3. The petitioners are the residents of Sadak-Arjuni in Gondia district. In the year 2000, Gondia district was carved out from the erstwhile Bhandara district, After carving out Gondia district from Bhandara, it has 8 talukas. It had only two Sub-Divisions viz. Gondia and Deori. Gondia Sub-Division was consisting of four Talukas i.e. Tiroda, Morgaon-Arjuni, Goregaon and Gondia, whereas Deori Sub Division was consisting of Deori, Sadak-Arjuni, Amgaon and Sakekasa talukas. There was demand from various quarters for having more Sub-Divisions. In response to the said demand, the State Government published a Notification on 26/28th June, 2012 in exercise of powers under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as “the Code” for short) thereby proposing to constitute a separate Sub-