JUDGMENT :

1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With consent of the parties, the petition is heard finally.

2. By the present petition, the petitioner is challenging the order dated 26.06.2023 passed by the respondent no.1 - Returning Officer, rejecting the nomination form of the petitioner to contest the election of respondent no.2 – Bank, so also, the order dated 30.10.2023 passed by respondent no.5 - appellate authority dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order passed by the Returning Officer.

3. The brief facts leading to filing of this petition can be summarized as under:

A. The petitioner is a member of Libe Wadgaon VKSS Society and the said society is a member of Jalna District Central Cooperative Bank, Jalna (in short “JDCC Bank”). The said Libe Wadgaon VKSS Society being member of the JDCC Bank forwarded the name of the petitioner to include her name in the voters list of JDCC Bank as a representative of the said society. Accordingly, the name of the petitioner appeared in the voters list at serial no.7 in the cooperative societies constituency. The election of the JDCC Bank was due and the respondent no.1 was appointed as election Officer to delcare the e