1. Petitioner is a member of the third respondent, the Trichur Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Co-operative Society Limited, a society governed by the Kerala cooperative Societies Act, 1969, (the Act). He was one of the founder members of the society with membership No.2. He was also the President of the Managing Committee of the society which was elected to office at the election held on August 24,1986.

2. The term of the committee so elected was five years, but long before the expiry of that term, on October 4,1988, the Joint Registrar appointed an Administrator for the society on the ground that there was no quorum for the managing committee. The Administrator assumed office on the next day, namely October 5,1988. The appointment of the Administrator was challenged by the petitioner by filing writ petition, O.P. No. 10062 of 1988 in this court. It was however, dismissed on the ground that the order. impugned was appealable under S.83 0) of the Act. This court did not find any reason to interfere with the order, under Art.226 of the Constitution. But, a direction was issued to the respondents to take immediate steps for holding the election to the managing committee befo