The Election to the Board of Directors of the 1st respondent was scheduled to be held on 23-6-1991. The last date of receipt of nomination paper was 13-6-1991 and the scrutiny of the same was to take place on 14-6-1991, The election notification Ext. P1 was published in Kerala Kaumudi Malayalarn daily on 25-5-1991. The petitioner submitted his nomination paper to the 2nd respondent. There were 32 nomination papers, and on 14-6-1991 when second respondent was scrutinizing the 13th nomination pa per a stranger trespassed into the office room and snatched away the nomination paper. The 2nd respondent informed the police and also sent message to 3rd respondent requesting as to the further steps to be taken in the matter. After the snatching of the nomination paper the 2nd respondent stopped the proceedings. The 2nd respondent published Ext. P3 in the notice board to the effect that the further proceedings of the conduct of the election to the Board of Directors are stopped until further orders. The petitioner, therefore, filed this original petition seeking to issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate order or direction, directing the respondents 2 to 3 to hold the elec