K. B. N. Singh, CJ. , S. S. Hasan, J.

1. In the writ application, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the order of the Minister of Co-operation, government of Bihar (Respondent No.2), dated the 11th October, 1977 (Annexure 1) and, issuance of necessary direction to the Registrar, Co operative societies, Bihar (Respondent No.3\, to proceed to decide the election dispute in case No.90 of 1977, in terms of his order, dated the 6th October, 1977 (Annexure 2 ).

2. The short facts necessary for the disposal of this application may be stated. The petitioner, a Director of the Arrah Vyapar Mandal Sahyog Samiti, filed an application before the Registrar, Co-operitivc Societies, bihar (Respondent No.3), under section 48 of the Bihar and Orissa co-operative Societies Act, 1935, (hereinafter referred to as the Act), challenging the legality of the preliminary general meeting of the Arrah-Buxar Central Co operative Bank limited, Arrah, held on the 26th September, 1977, on various grounds, one of them and the main being that the delegate members, who attended the meeting, were defaulters and that they could not legally attend the annual general meeting scheduled to be held on the 12th