1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent heard both sides for final disposal.

2. The petitioners have challenged the order made by the District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Ahmednagar who is also District Cooperative Societies Election Authority. This order is in respect of the provisional list prepared for elections of Respondent No.3–Co-operative Society and the claim of the petitioners that they are members of the society and their names need to be included in final voters list is rejected by the authority.

3. During the arguments, the learned Counsel for petitioners submitted that the Petitioner Nos. 22, 24, 30, 35, 36, 56 and 68 are not pressing the petition and the petition may be decided in respect of remaining petitioners.

4. It is not disputed that the present petitioners who are remaining after deletion of the aforesaid petitioners were members of the society and they had voted in the previous election of the respondent–Society. Due to the amendment made in the year 2013 to Co-operative Societies Act, the requisite share capital subscription of each member was increased. The names of these petitioners are deleted by the society from membershi