B.S. Patil, J.

1. In these writ petitions, petitioners are challenging the calendar of events issued by the 3rd respondent on 14.12.2011 vide Annexure-A insofar as it related to the election of the two 'B' Class members to the Managing Committee of the 4th respondent - Society. A direction is also sought declaring that the petitioners having been duly elected to the two 'B' Class category of members of the 4th respondent - Society, there was no need to hold election to the 'B' Class seats. Respondent No. 4 is a Taluka Agriculture Produce Cooperative Marketing Society Limited, Challakere in Chitradurga District. It is a Secondary Co-operative Society comprising of both Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Societies in the Taluk consisting of 'A' class members and also individuals who are categorized as 'B' class members. Petitioners fall in the category of 'B' Class members of the 4th respondent - Society. As per the bye-law of the Society, particularly bye-law No. 22, the management of the affairs of the 4th respondent vests in a Committee consisting of 11 members, out of them, 7 members are elected from 'A' class category and 2 members are elected from 'B' class category c