Subhashan Reddy, CJ.

The question for consideration is whether election process, which has already started for electing the Board of Directors of a Marketing Federation, which has culminated into election meeting and the proceedings drawn thereto, can be set at naught by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies?

2. The matter arises under the Lacaadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands Co-operative Societies Regulation, 1960. The above islands are within Union Territory Government of which is being run by an Administrator appointed by the Central Government. Lakshadweep Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited comprises of delegate members under Class-A consisting of Supply and Marketing Co-operative Societies dealing in agricultural produce and other communities and Class-B members belonging to other co-operative institutions and Class-C members are the members representing the residents of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The management of the Federation is vested with the Board of Direction consisting of 17 persons, consisting of 10 from ‘A’ Class, two from ‘B’ Class and one from ‘C’ Class and the Managing Director to be appointed by the Administrator in consultation with