India, Nov. 7 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside an order issued by the assistant charity commissioner (ACC) directing the Asiatic Society of Mumbai to finalise October 3 as the cut-off date for finalising the list of eligible voters for its Managing Committee elections.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Asiatic Society members Ramesh Bhutekar and Vishwas Utagi, who acquired membership on October 15. They challenged the ACC's order, contending that they were unlawfully being denied the right to vote in the upcoming election on November 8.

During the hearing on Thursday, a division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Sandesh Patil ruled that the ACC had no authority to interfere in matters concerning the e...