By the Court.—This special appeal is directed against the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 18566 of 2006 dated 04/4/2006.

2. Facts giving rise to the present appeal are Madarsa Jamya Ahley Sunnat Emdadul Ulum, Matehna, Post Khadsari Bazar District Siddhartha Nagar is a society duly registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter called the "Act 1860"). Elections of the office bearers of the society are stated to have taken place in the year 2000. Proceedings under Section 25(1) of the Act, 1860 were initiated by respondents 4 to 58 questioning the elections so held before the Prescribed Authority. The dispute was registered as Misc. Case No. 17 of 2001. During the pendency of the dispute, the term of the office bearers expired on 09/10/2005. Prior to the expiry of the term of the office bearers of the society, fresh elections are said to have taken place on 25/9/2005. On the strength of the elections so held the appellant-petitioner submitted an application dated 06/10/2005 before the Assistant Registrar Firms Societies and Chits Gorakhpur Region Gorakhpur seeking renewal of the registration of the society. In the