JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are members of the Petitioner No. 3 Society. Petitioner No. 3, Sangvi Sandas Vividh Karyakari, is itself a cooperative society under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 ( "the Act "). Petitioner No. 3 is a member of Pune District Central Coop. Bank, also a cooperative society under the Act and more specifically a federal society. Respondent No. 1 is the Divisional Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Pune Division @ District Coop. Election Officer, Pune. Respondent No. 2 is the Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Pune. Respondent No. 3 is the CEO of the Pune District Central Cooperative Bank.

CHALLENGE IN BRIEF

2. As a member, Petitioner No. 3 in the ordinary course would have a right to vote in the elections of office bearers of Respondent No. 3. Petitioner No. 3 would be entitled to exercise its vote through representatives duly nominated by it.

3. The present Petition challenges an Order of Respondent No. 1 dated 29/9/2021 ( "the Impugned Order ") by which Objection Application No. 54/2021 ( "Objection Application ") was rejected. The Objection Application was filed by Petitioner No. 1. The Objection Application took excepti