Rajamannar, C.J.-This is an appeal against the Judgment of Balakrishna Ayyar, J., in W.P. No. 818 of 1953 which was filed by the appellants under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issue of a writ of certiorari quashing the proceedings of the Additional Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Madras, in R.P. No. 45 of 1953 on appeal from the order of the Deputy Registrar of Chittoor, dated 24th August, 1953. The 1st appellant is a limited liability company with its registered office at Chittoor. The 2nd appellant is its Managing Agent. The 1st respondent is a Co-operative Society formed under the Madras Co-operative Societies Act VI of 1932. The 1st respondent, entered into a contract with the 1st appellant, the terms of which were embodied in an agreement dated 7th July, 1952, under which the 1st appellant granted to the 1st respondent the Sole Selling Agency in respect of raw groundnut oil and cake in the district of Chittoor. The only terms of this agreement which are material for the purpose of this case are the following:

"The Sole Selling Agent (the 1st respondent) shall advance a sum of Rs. 50,000 to the Company (1st appellant) and the Managing Agents (2nd appellant)

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