Hon’ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra, J.—This writ petition has been filed by petitioner No. 1 through its Secretary Sunil Lal. Petitioner No. 2 is Sunil Lal himself and petitioner No. 3 is David S.K. Jai, Chairman/Treasurer of the Society. The petitioners pray for quashing of the order dated 3.12.2016 passed by Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Jhansi Division, Jhansi with a further prayer for issuance of mandamus to restrain the office-bearers of the impugned list approved by the Assistant Registrar from interfering in the functioning of David S.K. Jai as Chairman/Treasurer and also to permit him to operate the bank account of the Society.

2. The facts relevant to the decision of the controversy that has emerged from the pleadings are, that the Field Council of Norwegian Evangelical Mission, Karvi, Chitrakoot (hereinafter to referred as “the Society”) is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter to referred as “the Act of 1860”). The registered office of the Society is situated at Karwi, District Banda (now Chitrakoot). The Society has a Memorandum of Association and its own bye laws and Regulations. The Society was initially reg