1. The authority and jurisdiction of the authorized officer appointed under the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act") while discharging functions as authorized officer during the process of election of the agricultural market committees is being questioned time and again by the aggrieved persons by invoking extraordinary jurisdiction under Art.226 of the Constitution of India. This is one of such matters, where the petitioner society has challenged the order dated 5.6.2017 passed by the respondent authorized officer deleting the names of the members of the petitioner's managing committee from the voters' list of agriculturist constituency prepared for the election of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Mandal (hereinafter referred to as "the APMC, Mandal").

2. The brief facts as stated in the petition are that the petitioner is a cooperative society registered under the Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Societies Act). The administration of the society is being looked after by the managing committee of the society and the object of the society is to extend the benefit of agricultura