( 1 ) THE parties appear to be more busy in fighting in Courts of Law than playing in Courts of Football. There were as many as 3 suits besides the petition under appeal not to speak of the numerous interlocutory applications and the appeals therefrom. It is not necessary to trace the entire litigation except to refer to one or two at the appropriate place.

( 2 ) THE respondent is the Kurnool District Football Association, a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act. It is affiliated to the Andhra Pradesh Football Association, Hyderabad, the first appellant herein. The appellant is a Society registered under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public societies Registration Act, 1350 Fasli, for short, the Act. Appellants 2 to 9 are the members of the Managing Committee of the State Football Association, elected in the year 1976 for a term of two years. Their term expired in 1978. No elections were conducted thereafter.

( 3 ) THE present petition O. P. No. 5 of 1981 was filed by the Kurnool District Football Association under S. 11 of the Act for a permanent injunction restraining the appellants 1 to 9 from acting for and on behalf of the State Football A