1. These revision petitions and appeals arise out of four original petitions filed in the District Court of South Malabar which were disposed of by a common judgment by the District Judge of Kozhikode. The original petitions were by office bearers of Thazhekode Producers-cum-Consumers Co-operative Society who prayed for setting aside surcharge orders passed against them by the Register of Co-operative Societies, South Malabar, under S.49 of the Madras Co-operative Societies Act, VI of 1932. The learned District Judge declined to set aside the orders and the petitioners have preferred these civil revision petitions and appeals from the order of the District Judge. C.R.P. No. 166 of 1959 is by one Unnimoyan, the petitioner in O.P. No. 40 of 1952, who was the President of the Society from its inception till he resigned his office on 24-5-1947. A.S. No. 30 of 1959 is by one Appu, the petitioner in O.P. No. 45 of 1952, who was elected as President on the resignation of the former President. Achuthan, who was the Vice President throughout, was the petitioner in O.P. No. 43 of 1952 and he has preferred A.S. No. 82 of 1959 and CRP. No. 80 of 1959 against the order of the Distri