Arun Tandon, J.—Heard Sri Indra Raj Singh on behalf of the petitioner, learned standing counsel on behalf of respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Sri L. K. Dwivedi on behalf of respondent No. 4.

2. Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Junior High School, Milkipur, P.O. Mutkallipur, District Azamgarh is a society duly registered under the Societies Registration Act. The said society has established an Intermediate College in the name and style of Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri

Intermediate College, Milkipur, P.O. Mutkallipur, District Azamgarh.

3. Last elections of the office bearers of the society are said to have taken place on 10th January, 1998. In the said elections one Sri Jagat Pal was elected as Manager and petitioner No. 2 namely Daya Ram Singh claims to have been elected as Deputy Manager. Sri Jagat Pal Singh expired on 3rd February, 1998 and according to petitioner in the resultant vacancy he was elected as Manager for the remaining term on 18th February, 1998. The respondent No. 4, on the contrary, set up independent elections dated 6th May, 1999 in which he claimed that Sri Raj Bahadur Singh was elected as the Manager.

4. The controversy with regards to the aforesaid case pleaded by the