R.Jayasimha Babu, J.: Plaintiff in the suit has become the victim of the very rule, which he introduced into the bye-laws of the association which inter alia enables the Executive Committee to convert the membership of a full membership to that of an associate member with lesser rights, if the activities of the members are found to be detrimental to the interest of the association in the view of the Executive committee.

2. Though the plaintiff had been the President of the Association for 18 years, during the last year, he did not hold that office. Those who were on the Executive Committee having formed the view that the plaintiff was required to explain his conduct with reference to certain matters had caused the issue of a show cause notice, wherein, several allegations were made against him, two of which, according to the plaintiff, were vague. To that, he sent a reply in which he rebutted the allegations made, claimed that he was innocent of any wrong doing, stated that his reply was all that was required to put an end to the proceeding that was initiated by the Executive Committee, and had also sought certain documents with reference to two of the charges. The Executive Committ

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