A.S. Venkitachala Moorthy, J.

Both the above appeals have been filed against the judgment of the learned single judge in O.P. No. 10384 of 1997 dated 4-7-1997. While W.A. No. 1534 of 1997 has been filed by the 7th respondent in the original petition, W.A. No. 1711 of 1997 has been filed by respondents 1 and 2.

2. For the purpose of discussion we adopt the cause title as given in W.A.No.1534 of 1997.

3. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 10.5.1996 in CMP No. 12757 of 1996 in O.P. No. 8227 of 1996 an election was conducted for constituting the managing committee of the Peringode Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. on 30.6.1996, In the said election respondents 1 to 7 herein were declared elected and subsequently the said elected members assumed office on 1.7.1996. The appellant herein who also contested and lost in the said election, being aggrieved of the same, filed a petition under S.69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 read with R.67(7) of the Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules before the Assistant Registrar, Co-operation, Palghat and the same was taken on file as A.R.C.No.1045 of 1996. In the said petition the appellant contended that the election was con