(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules or the bye-laws made thereunder, a person aggrieved by the rejection of nomination of a candidate at the election of a committee of any society 11[* *] may file an appeal to the Registrar 12[within three working days] of the date of rejection of the nomination. The Registrar shall dispose of such appeal within ten days of the date of receipt of such appeal and the decision of the Registrar in appeal shall be final and no further appeal or revision shall lie against the decision of the Registrar in such appeal. 13[In the case of a society, an appeal shall lie to the officer as 1 These words, figures and letters were substituted for the words and figures “under sections 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29, 35, 78 and 105” by Mah. 10 of 1988, s. 30.
2 These figures and words were substituted for the figures and word “78 and 105” by Mah. 13 of 1994, s. 12(a).
3 These figures and letter were inserted by Mah. 14 of 2018, s. 2(a).
4 These words, figures and letters were inserted by Mah. 23 of 2019, s. 6.
5 This proviso was inserted by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 74(a).
6 Sub-section (2) was substituted for the original by Mah. 13 of 1994, s. 12(b).
7 Sub-section (3A) was inserted by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 74(b).
8 Sub-section (4) was substituted for the original by Mah. 37 of 1965, s. 2 and the said sub-section shall be deemed always to have been enacted in this form.
9 Sub-section (5) was added by Mah. 14 of 2018, s. 2(b).
10 Section 152A was inserted by Mah. 20 of 1986, s. 63.
11 The words, figures and letter “other than a society specified by or under section 73G,” were deleted by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 75(a).
12 These words were substituted for the words “within three days” by Mah. 28 of 2022, s. 19.
13 This portion was substituted for the portion beginning with the words “In the case of a society” and ending with the words “Divisional Commissioner in such appeal” by Mah. 16 of 2013, s. 75(b).
124 The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 [1961 : Mah. XXIV may be specified by the State Co-operative Election Authority, who shall dispose of such appeal within ten days from the date of receipt of such appeal and the decision of the such officer, shall be final.]
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules or the bye-laws made thereunder, the list of validly nominated candidates shall be subject to the decision of any appeal filed under sub-section (1), and the period between the date of scrutiny of nomination papers and the last date of the withdrawal of candidatures shall not be less than fifteen days.]