1. The applicants/plaintiffs, who were the erstwhile office bearers of the first defendant State Bank of India Officers Association, filed these applications seeking for an order of ad interim injunction restraining the elected office bearers pursuant to the election notification No.56/26/2008 dated 5. 2008 from holding the office of the first respondent association; restraining them from holding General Body Meeting on 19. 2008 or any other subsequent date and directing the first respondent to hold a proper and valid election to the various officers for the year 2008-2011 by appointing an officer of this court after reviewing the valid electorate of the first defendant in accordance with the byelaws.

2. The applicants have contended that the election to the first respondent for the year 2008-2011 was not conducted in accordance with law and the byelaws of the first respondent. There were bogus postal voting by the members of the first respondent. Several complaints given earlier were not taken cognizance by the second respondent. There was a likelihood of interception and misuse of the postal ballot covers by certain candidates. The applicants understand that there have