( 1 ) THE petitioner seeks to quash the order dated 14. 11. 2002 passed by the Registrar, Co-operative societies, U. P. , Lucknow, respondent No. 2, holding that the petitioner is not entitled to continue on the post of Chairman of District Cooperative Bank, Gorakhpur (in short the bank) on the ground that he was involved in an offence involving moral turpitude.

( 2 ) THE brief facts are that the petitioner was elected as Chairman of the District Co-operative bank, Gorakhpur in the year 1999. He was convicted in Sessions Trial No. 225 of 1995 and the sessions Judge convicted him under Section 302 read with Section 149 Indian Penal Code and awarded him sentence of life imprisonment on 7th July, 2000. The petitioner preferred Criminal appeal No. 609 of 2000, against the said order. In the appeal, this Court has granted him bail and the execution of sentence has been suspended.

( 3 ) RESPONDENT No. 5 was also one of the Directors of the Bank, it is alleged that he submitted resignation from his post and it was accepted by the Committee of Management on 29. 5. 2002. Respondent No. 5 filed writ petition against the decision of the Committee of Management of the bank ac