K.K. Usha, J.

The question referred for consideration of Full Bench is whether the view expressed by a Division Bench of this Court in George v. Joint Registrar, 1985 KLT 836 on the powers of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies to enroll new members to the society, have been impliedly over-ruled by the Supreme Court in K. Shantharaj & Am. v. M.L. Nagaraja & Ors., JT 1997 (5) SC 680.

2. We heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners in these original petitions, learned Advocate General and counsel for party respondents. We also heard learned counsel Sri. George Poonthottam and Sri. Somasundaram who are appearing for petitioners in other original petitioners where similar points are raised, but are not posted before us. We heard learned counsel Sri. K. Radhakrishnan who is appearing on behalf of the respondents in O.P. 7311/98, which is not posted before us, but where similar contentions are raised by the petitioners.

3. The issue to be considered is the scope of the power of an administrator appointed under S.32 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969, in supersession of a committee of a Society to enroll new members to the Society. S.32 of the K