1. Petitioner, who claims to be the President of the Ernakulam Cooperative Milk Supply Union Limited, has filed this original petition under Art.226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash Ext. P2 order passed by the first respondent and seeking writ of mandamus directing him to reinstate the Managing Committee of the institution to office. A copy of the original petition is served on the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 4. I find it unnecessary to issue notice to respondents 2 and 3.

2. The Ernakulam Co-operative Milk Supply Union Limited is a society registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, (for short 'the Act') and is referred to as 'society' in this judgment. According to the bye-laws of the society, the Managing Committee of the society shall consist of seven elected members; five of them are to be elected from among individual members of the society and two are representatives of the primary societies. The bye-laws prescribe four members as quorum for the meeting of the committee. The elected committee was duly constituted and petitioner was elected President. At a meeting of the committee held on 11-6-1987, resolution