The Kottayam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd. the respondent No.1 herein is currently under the control of the Administrator, the respondent No.2 to this petition. Elections to the Managing Committee of the respondent No.1 society are scheduled to be held on 7-2-1993. The respondent No.3 to this petition is the Returning Officer. The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Kottayam is respondent No.4 to this petition.

The petitioner a member seeks a direction to accept the petitioner's nomination as valid.

2. The petitioner filed his nomination before 14-1-1993 which was the time stipulated by the Returning Officer. On 15-1-1993 at the time of scrutiny it was found that the petitioner as a guarantor had not discharged the debt of the principal debtor. Meanwhile on 14-1-1993 the petitioner claims to have paid off the debt of Rs.465/- owed by his principal debt or to the respondent No.1 Bank. A copy of the receipt (Ext.P1 to the petition) was produced before the Returning Officer on 15-1-1993. The Returning Officer carne to the conclusion that the petitioner was a defaulter and therefore ineligible under S.28(t) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules and rejected the nom