The subject matter of these three writ petitions is common and therefore they a heard and being decided together.

2. The petitioner in each of these writ petitions is the Member of the Guntur District Milk Producers Mutually Aided Cooperative Union Limited, Sangam Dairy, Vadlamudi, Guntur District (for short, "the society"). An election officer was appointed for conducting elections to the post of three Directors of the society. The election officer has issued an election notification on 12.09.2010. According to the said notification, 15.09.2010 was fixed for filing nominations and finalization of the list of the nominations, 17.09.2010 for withdrawal of the nominations, publication of the list of the candidates remaining in the field, for allotment of election symbols to the candidates and also to declare the names of the candidates, who are unanimously elected in case the number of candidates does not exceed the number of posts of Directors. It is further notified that in case of contest, the poll will be held on 23.09.2010 and results to the post of Directors will be declared and election to the post of chairman will be held on the same day. In pursuance of the said election