R.V. Ghuge, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties. I have heard Shri V.J. Dixit and Shri R.N. Dhorde, learned Senior Advocates on behalf of the petitioners and respondent No. 2, respectively and also the learned AGP, on 04-02-2015, 11-02-20215, 17-02-2015, 25-02-2015, 03-03-2015 and 04-03-2015.

2. The petitioners seek to challenge the order dated 29-11-2014 passed by respondent No. 1 - District Collector, Latur thereby disqualifying the petitioners on an application filed by respondent No. 2 under Section 3(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986.

3. The litigating parties to this petition, were earlier before this Court since the petitioners had filed Writ Petition No. 1451 of 2014. The request made by the petitioners before respondent No. 1 - District Collector in the disqualification application case No. 2013/NAPA/KAVI-661, for referring certain documents to the hand writing expert, had been rejected. By order dated 21-08-2014, this Court had dismissed the petition by observing in paragraph Nos. 10 and 14 as under:--

"10. In the light of the above, no interference is called for at thi