P.K. Balasubramanyan, Ag. C.J.

1. The Wayanad District Co-operative Bank Ltd., respondent No. 2 herein, is an apex society in terms of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act. The petitioner in the Original Petition is a delegate of the Poothady Service Co-operative Bank Ltd., a member of the apex society. The Original Petition was filed by the petitioner seeking the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the Returning Officer appointed for the conduct of the election to the Managing Committee of the Apex Society, to delete the names of respondents 3 to 6 in the Original Petition from the final voters' list published for election to the Managing Committee of the apex society. According to the petitioner, these respondents were ineligible to vote at the election to be held to the Managing Committee of the apex society. Respondent No. 6, who was number 31 in the voters' lists, was not entitled to vote because it was given affiliation to the apex society by an Administrator and since the Administrator had no power to induct, enroll or affiliate a member, respondent No. 6 was disentitled to participate in the election process. The objection against respondents 3 to 5 was that t