( 1 ) SINCE this group of seven Letters Patent Appeals relates to the elections of Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Patan, and a common question of law going to the root of the matter arises in these Letters Patent Appeals, we intend to dispose them of by this common judgement.

( 2 ) IN order to appreciate the two broad contentions, which have been raised in each of the we appeals, we may set out shortly a few facts relevant and material for our purposes so as to enable us to appreciate these contentions in proper perspective. L. P. A. No. 382/85

( 3 ) RESPONDENT No. 1, which is a Cooperative Marketing Society. moved this Court by Special Civil Application No. 5620/85 for appropriate writs. orders and directions enjoining the Authorised Officer respondent No. 2 herein appointed for the purposes of elections of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Patan respondent No. 3 herein, to include the names of the members of the Managing Committee of the Petitioner-Society in the voters list prepared for purposes of the said elections. It is common ground that the Petitioner Society was constituted on 31st August, 1985 and applied for inclusion of the members of it