JUDGMENT :

Manju Rani Chauhan, J.

1. As the basic facts, impugned order and legal aspects involved are identical in both the writ petitions, they have been clubbed and heard together and are being decided by this common judgement. The facts recorded in Writ C No. 30950 of 2021 (Adhoc C/M Sri Kashi Annapurna And Another Versus State of U.P. And 6 Others) are being treated to be the leading case.

2. Heard Mr. H.N. Singh, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Vineet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners’ Committee of Management, Mr. Mangala Prasad, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Abhishek Dwivedi, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Kartikeya Saran, learned counsel for respondent nos.3 and 4, Mr. Shailendra Singh and Mr. Aseem Mukherjee, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

3. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following prayer:-

“(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 02.11.2021 passed by the Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Varanasi so far it denied the membership to 27411 members of the Society and confined its membership to 286 only.

(b) Issue a writ, order or d