1. Whenever elections to the committees of Cooperative Societies are to be held, several writ petitions are usually filed in this court challenging the election processes as violating the Co-operative Societies Rules. Very often the interpretation of these rules arises for determination and we have therefore thought it fit to clear at least some ground and some doubts, to settle the legal position.

2. The two questions that arise for determination in this appeal are:

(1) Whether an administrator has the power to admit new members?

(2) Who are the members entitled to participate in the election to the committee of a Co-operative Society?

3. Now to the facts of this case.

4. The term of the committee of the Koodaranhi Rural Housing Society expired in 1983. Fresh elections bad to be held. No steps were taken by the committee in office to conduct elections. There was internecine dispute between the members of the committee; and some nominated members had even tendered their resignation. In this state of affairs, in an earlier writ petition disposed of on 16th January, 1985, this Court directed that election to be Board of Directors would be held within a period of three months f