Kurian Joseph, J.

Administrator in a co-operative society is not entitled to enroll new members so as to alter the composition of the society. Bit is there such a restriction on the Administrator/ Administrative Committee in the matter of removal of ineligible members?

2. Petitioners in the former two cases are aggrieved by the steps taken by the respondents for removing the members of the 3rd respondent society on the ground of ineligibility. The main contention of the petitioners is that the Administrative committee. The main contention of the petitioners is that the Administrator/Administrative Committee has no power either to admit members or remove any members from the rolls of the society. The decisions of the Supreme Court in K. Shantharaj and another v. M.L.Nagaraj and others, (1997) 6 SCC 37 and Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies v. T.A.Kuttappan. 2000(2) KLT 746 are relied on. No doubt, it is no more res integra that the Administrator/Administrative Committee appointed either under Sec.32 or 33 of the Kerala o-operative Societies Act has no power to enroll new members so as to alter the composition of the Society. But can it be said with the same force th