Sathiadev, J.

1. Seven members of Ammaiyarkuppam Saravanan Weavers Co-operative Society, Ammaiyarkuppam-petitioners in W.P. No. 11904 of 1988 are the appellants herein and the four respondents therein are the respondents herein. This writ appeal is preferred against the order dated 18.11.1988 in W.M.P.Nos. 17747 and 20091 of 1988 in W.P. No. 11904 of 1988.

2. The writ petition was filed for issue of a writ of mandamus directing respondents to maintain the status quo as on 13.4.1988 permitting the petitioners to function as members of the Board of Management of the said society, and pending its disposal, in W.M.P. N0. 17747 of 1988, they have sought for an interim direction which is no different from the prayer made in the writ petition. Respondents 1 to 3 preferred W.M.P. No. 20091 of 1988 to vacate the interim stay granted pending the writ petition on 7.10.1988, and both these W.M.Ps. came to be disposed of together on 18.11.1988, vacating the interim direction given on 7.10.1983, dismissing W.M.P. No. 17747 of 1988 and allowing W.M.P. No. 20091 of 1988. Hence this writ appeal.

3. In the writ petition (ranking of parties as in W.P.) Petitioners claimed that they were duly nom