A.L.Bahri, J.

1. Vide this order two writ petitions (CWP No. 8676 of 1994 and CWP No. 9127 of 1994) are being disposed of. Judgment is prepared in CWP No. 8676 of 1994 which is otherwise complete as written statements have been filed. The other writ petition is being disposed of without getting written statement as notice in this case was not issued.

2. In this petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution the petitioners who were working as Directors of Punjab State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. known as Markfed, claim directions to the respondents to allow them to complete three years tenure of Board of Directors and to quash the clarification/instructions contained in Annexure P.10 issued by the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, that 3 years tenure of the Committee (Board of Directors of the Co-operative Society) shall start from the date of election, as provided under Section 26(1-B) of the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, as amended. The terms of Board of Directors of the Markfed commenced from July 15, 1991 and the three years would end by July 14, 1994. A representation was filed by the petitioners, copy Annexure P.ll, that thei