( 1 ) HEARD Sri Shailendra Advocate on behalf of the petitioner, Sri P. S. Baghel Advocate on behalf of the private respondents, Standing Counsel on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

( 2 ) THESE two writ petitions pertain to the dispute of the office bearers of a registered society, as well as, of the degree college managed by it. Therefore both the petitions are being decided together.

( 3 ) THE Chaudhury Chhotu Ram Managing Committee, Muzaffarnagar is a society duly registered under the Societies Registration Act. The said society has established a Degree College in the name and style of Chaudhury Chhotu Ram Post Graduate College, Muzaffarnagar. The Post graduate College is affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. The Executive committee of the society ex officio become the Committee of Management of the Degree college. Reference- para 18-C of the registered bye laws.

( 4 ) THE last undisputed elections of the Executive Committee took place on 17. 12. 1991 wherein sri Samai Singh was elected as Manager and Sri Ishwar Singh Malik was elected as Secretary. Under the bye laws of the society, term of the elected office bearers has been provided as thr