JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.-Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against the common judgment of the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore. The three appeals which disposed of by the judgment were preferred under Section 72(4) of the Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950 (for short the Act) wherein challenge was to the common judgment and order dated 12-11-2003 passed in Civil Miscellaneous Nos. 60-62/2000 on the file of the Court of the Second Additional District Judge, Bijapur. The dispute relates to the elections claimed to have been conducted by two rival groups for the Managing Committee of the Vidya Vardhak Sangh, Bijapur, which is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (in short the "Societies Act"). It is also a registered body under the provisions of the Act. The dispute arose because names of 38 persons were included in the electroal rolls for the election. While the appellants claim that the 38 persons whose names are included in the electoral roll were not eligible to participate in the process of election, the other group, that is, respondents 1 to 12 contested the claim. Initially after the election, the elected Committee started functioning in Oc