JUDGMENT :

1. The three writ petitions revolve around the elections to the Managing Committee of Ashok Nagar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, Tq. Shrirampur, Dist. Ahmednagar and since the petitions raise a common challenge to the impugned orders, the learned Counsel are permitted to advance their arguments collectively and the three writ petitions are heard and disposed of by a common judgment.

Since the parties have expressed their consensus to argue the writ petitions finally at the stage of admission, issue Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith.

I have heard the learned Counsel Shri. Ajit Kale for the petitioners in all the three writ petitions, learned Counsel Shri. S. K. Kadam for the respondent Nos.2 to 4, learned Counsel Shri. R. R. Karpe for the respondent No.5 - Karkhana and learned A.G.P. for State of Maharashtra.

2. The last election to the the Managing Committee of the respondent No.5 - Ashok Nagar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana (hereinafter referred to as “Karkhana”) for the term 2015-16 to 2019-20 was held in the year 2015 and on the expiry of it's term of 5 years, the elections were due, however, on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, they could not be held in time, though the term