Ms. Kamlesh Sharma, J.—These two writ petitions (CWP No. 14 of 1999 and CWP No. 35 of 1999) are being disposed of by a common judgment as in both of them, inter alia, same order dated 27.12.1998 (Annexure P-15) of the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Himachal Pradesh (hereinafter called the Registrar’) has been assailed on the same set of facts and law points. By the said impugned order the Registrar has accepted the appeal filed by respondent No. 6 Jagdish Shankhyan and set aside the award dated 26.10.1998 of the Arbitrator, the District Audit Officer, Co-operative Societies, Mandi District, Mandi, who had allowed the election petitions of the petitioners in both these writ petitions, namely, Nand Parkash Vohra, Prem Lal and Deepak Sharma and set aside the elections to the Managing Committee of respondent No. 5 the Bilaspur Truck Operators Cooperative Transport Society Ltd. (hereinafter called the Society) held on 25.5.1998, in which respondent No. 6 Jagdish Shankhyan was elected as President, who further nominated respondents No. 7 and 8 Sunder Lal Dogra and Balak Ram as Vice-President and Cashier respectively besides other members of the Managing Committee.

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