( 1 ) THIS petition arises out of the general election of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Patan and the decision of the Director of Agricultural Marketing and Rural Finance Gujarat State in Election Petition No. 193 of 1985.

( 2 ) THE Director passed and published an order dated 3e-7-1985 fixing 30-11-1985 as the date of election of the members of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Patan. By a notification dated 24 he also fixed 3-9-1985 as the date for communicating to the Authorised Officer the names as required by Rule 7 of the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Rules 1965 for preparation of the lists of voters 24 was the date fixed by him for calling for necessary information by the Authorised Officer. The date for publication of the preliminary lists of voters was fixed as 10-9-1985. The last date for submitting the applications/objections for additions and alterations in preliminary lists was fixed as 24-9-1985. He fixed 27-9-1985 as the date for republication of the preliminary lists of voters prepared after considering the objections and suggestions. 11-10-1985 was the date fixed for submitting objections against the republished prelimin