JUDGMENT

P.P. Naolekar, J.-Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment of the High Court of Delhi in CWP No. 3706 of 2003. National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF for short) is a duly registered Society under the provisions of Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act ) and before the Act came into force by the provisions of Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984. A notice for the election of the Directors of respondents Society was published on 12.6.2002 under the provisions of Multi State Cooperative Society Act 1984 (hereinafter to be called as the Old Act ) and the rules framed thereunder. On 23.7.2002 appellant made a representation/objection to the concerned authorities contending therein that the defaulting members should not be given voting rights in the election of the Directors. A list of eligible voters for the ensuing election of the Directors was published. The appellant feeling aggrieved by the voters list published, which according to the appellant, contains the names of the persons who were defaulters, sent a representation dated 7.8.2002 to the Minister requesting him to de-li