R.S.Narula, J.

1. This order will dispose of two connected appeals, i.e. Letters Patent Appeals 569 and 605 of 1973, both of which have been filed against the same judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court. The litigation relates to the Doraha Co-operative Marketing Society, Doraha (hereinafter called the Society). The last election to the Managing Committee of the Society was held in December 1969. The term of the Managing Committee was due to expire on December 7, 1972. On October 26, 1972, that is well within time before the expiry of the term of the Managing Committee, the then existing committee by a resolution divided the area of the Society into six separate zones, that is three for the societies and three for the individuals. On November 15, 1972, they also passed a resolution finalising the election programme and fixing the dates for filing the nomination papers and for the poll. A copy of the election programme was sent to the Assistant Registrar Co-operative Societies. The Assistant Registrar did not either approve the election programme or appoint any returning officer before the expiry of the period of the previous committee. The term of the previous Com