1. Is it an inflexible rule that an election process halted has to be continued from that stage only notwithstanding the efflux of time ? The issue arises in the context of an election to the Managing Committee of a registered Co-operative Society.

2. The election to the Managing Committee of the Desamangalam Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. No.134 ['the Bank' for short] was originally slated on 31.8.2014 as per the notification issued. But the election was indefinitely postponed by order dated 28.8.2014 of the Kerala State Co-operative Election Commission ['the Commission' for short]. The reason stated for the postponement was that the Bank did not make available the Register in Form-6B containing the photograph of the identity card holders. The power of the Commission to postpone the election under Section 28B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 ['the Act' for short] is beyond dispute. Such power of superintendence, direction and control is discernible from Rules 35A and 35B of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969 ['the Rules' for short] as well. More than 6 months have elapsed since the postponement of election and there was time enough to prepare the R