S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

1. This is a plaintiff’s appeal, challenging the rejection of his application for ad interim injunction, suspending operation of his expulsion from the Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi (the first respondent, hereafter “the society”). The appellant (hereafter “the plaintiff” was President of the society for three terms, and was its life member, and had been associated with various committees including the high-level Dispute Resolution Committee comprising of three members, constituted to inquire into allegations of wrongdoing and theft of a crucial vote during the last elections to the post of the Chairman of the society.

2. The society has established 11 core schools by the name of Delhi Public School and runs over 190 “Franchise schools”, across the country and overseas, in collaboration with various public, private sector undertakings and individual entrepreneurs. The Memorandum of Association of the society regulates administration of all its schools in it. The second respondent (i.e. the second defendant) is the current chairman of the society.

3. The facts are that the appellant along with Dr. Sharada Nayak visited the society’s office i