JUDGMENT :

MANISH CHOUDHURY, J.

1. The petitioners, 5 [five] in nos., have joined together to institute the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking inter-alia a writ in the nature of certiorari to set aside an order dated 19.10.2022 passed by the respondent no. 3 i.e. the Zonal Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Silchar Zone, Silchar, whereby the petitioners were directed to be removed from the Board of Directors of M/s Jamira Samabay Samity Ltd.

2. The events leading to the passing of the impugned order by the respondent no. 3 need a brief narration of the previous events.

3. M/s Jamira Samabay Samity Ltd. [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Society’ for short] is a cooperative society registered under the provisions of the Assam Cooperative Societies Act, 2007 [‘the Act, 2007’ and/or ‘the 2007 Act’, for short]. The Annual General Meeting [AGM]/Election of the Board of Directors of the Society for the year: 2022-2023 was held on 16.05.2022 pursuant to a notice dated 11.04.2022 for the same. As per the schedule of the AGM/Election for the year: 2022-2023, the petitioners submitted their nomination papers and the petitioners were declared eligib