1. This writ petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the notices, dated April 17, 1973 (copies Annexures A and B to the petition) issued by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, respondent. No. 3.

2. The facts of the writ petition are that the petitioners are the members of the Metlan Co-operative Agricultural Service Society, Metlan, tehsil and district Ambala (now under winding up) (hereinafter referred to as the Society ) which is registered under the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ). Respondent No. 3 who directed the winding up of the Society appointed respondent No. 4 as its Liquidator under sub-section (1) of S. 58 of the Act. A few days before the notices, dated April 17, 1973, (Copies Annexures A and B ) were issued to the petitioners, respondents 4 and 5 came to their village and asked them to pay the loans which were alleged to be outstanding in their names in the records of the Society. The petitioners informed them that whatever loan they had taken from the Society had been repaid from time to time and no amount was then due to the Society from them. Resp