ORDER

In Writ Petition No. 20 of 1994

1. The petitioners are the practising advocates. They were the members of the Supreme Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd., 110, Lawyers Chamber, Supreme Court Compound, New Delhi, for short the Housing Society. By a resolution dated 22-2-1990 passed by the general body of the Housing Society, the petitioners are expelled from the membership of that society, that resolution is approved by the Registrar on 12-8-1991. This writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution is, therefore, filed by the petitioners seeking the following reliefs :

(a) to quash the said resolution;

(b) to declare the appointment of Architect as bad, arbitrary and illegal;

(c) to declare the dispensation of residential qualification for membership of society as arbitrary and illegal;

(d) to declare the draw of lots dated 14-4-1990 and 18-7-1992 concerning Phase I and Phase II respectively as arbitrary and illegal;

(e) to appoint an Administrator forthwith and other consequential reliefs.

2. When a question was put to the counsel for the petitioners as to how the writ petition is maintainable, it was contended that the expulsion was per se arbitrary and they are entitled to c