1. Heard Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Shashi Kant Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the private respondent no.7 who was the election petitioner before the prescribed authority. Though served, the other respondents have not chosen to appear.

2. With the consent of the parties this writ petition has been heard and is being finally disposed of at the stage of admission itself.

3. Whereas the petitioner no.1 is the Chairman of Keshopharka Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society operating under Sono Block in the District of Jamui, the petitioner no.2 is a Member of the Managing Committee so elected. The petitioners along with the respondent 3rd set have been unseated from their respective post by virtue of the order dated 13.6.2015/29.6.2015 passed by the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur in Election Dispute No.15 of 2015. The prescribed authority by the impugned order has declared the entire election to constitute the managing committee of the society as void on grounds of corrupt practices as well as on grounds of infirmity in the voter list.

4. The facts