The petitioner Mahamaya Talkies purchased the above Cinema by a conveyance dated July 25, 1973. The petitioner paid the municipal dues in September 1973 and obtained a licence from the District Magistrate Dinhata on or about September 11, 1973. The petitioner applied to the defendant no.1 Eastern India Motion Pictures Association Limited for membership as an exhibitor by filling up the membership application form and paid a sum of Rs. 2001- for one years fees for such membership. The petitioner started exhibiting films on and from October l, 1973. On the basis of such application the petitioner's name appeared as a provisional member in the list of members of the defendant no.1 which was published for its members on October 30, 1973. On November 13, 1973 the application of the petitioner for membership of the above Association was considered by the Executive Committee of the defendant no.1. The Committee thereupon unanimous]y held that" in view of the High Court's order as duly intimated by Messrs. S.C. Roy Chowdhury & Co. it was not possible for the Committee to entertain the application for membership of M/s. Mahamaya Talkies, Dinhata, at this stage.

2. The main grievance