JUDGMENT/ORDER

1. Heard finally by consent of parties.

2. Both these Petitions arise out of Judgment and order dtd. 9/12/2020 in Miscellaneous Civil Appeal No.87 of 2019 on the file of the learned Principal District Judge, North Goa at Panaji. As such they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of the Petitions may be stated thus:- That Goa Kshtriya Maratha Samaj (said Society) is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.

4. The present dispute pertains to the General Elections of the said Society in the year 2018 for Election of the Executive Committee with a tenure of five years. The Respondent Nos.1 to 6 (Original Plaintiffs) had filed nomination papers for contesting the said Election, scheduled to be held on 3/6/2018. The Respondent Nos.7 to 9 (Original Defendant Nos.1 to 3) were the Returning Officers for the said Election. The nomination filed by Respondent Nos.1 to 6 came to be rejected on the ground that they were not members of the said society. The Respondent Nos.1 to 6 (Plaintiffs) along with one Smt.Archana Naik filed Regular Civil Suit No.151/2018/B before the Civil Judge Senior Division, Mapusa,