JUDGMENT :

This writ petition is filed by the President of the management committee of the 4th respondent Co-operative Society challenging Ext.P4 notice of the 3rd respondent, the authorized officer of the Registrar, convening a meeting of the Committee, to consider a motion of no confidence against him. It is contended that, pursuant to a notice of intention to move a motion of no confidence against the petitioner delivered by certain members of the Committee before the Joint Registrar, the 1st respondent, the Unit Inspector, the authorized officer of the Registrar, issued Ext. P2 notice dated 03.06.2022 convening a meeting of the Committee on 21.06.2022. When the petitioner, vide Ext. P3, complained that the requirement of giving 'fifteen clear days notice' between the date of receipt of notice and the date of meeting as contemplated under Rule 43-A(ii) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as 'Rules' for brevity) was not fulfilled, the authorized officer issued Ext. P4 fresh notice dated 10.06.2022 adjourning the meeting to 29.06.2022. Contending that he got the notice of the adjourned meeting only on 15.06.2022 and there is no fifteen clear da