( 1 ) THIS order will also govern the disposal of Misc. Petition No. 409 of 1962. Equivalent Citation: ( 2 ) THESE two petitions are by persons who claim to be Life Members of the hitkarini Sabha, Jabalpur (hereinafter referred to as the Sabha), which is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and has as its aims and objects, inter alia, the promotion of "moral, social, and intellectual interests and well-being of the people" and the extension and promotion of "literary, technical and other useful knowledge amongst the people ordinarily by maintaining a High School, an Arts College, a Law College. " the petitioner Gulabchand in Misc. Petition No. 360 of 1962 challenges the validity of the Ordinary General Meeting of the Sabha held on 29th September 1962 at which 32 persons were enrolled as members of the Sabha and Manmohandas, respondent No. 2 to the petition, was elected as the Chairman of the Sabha. He prays for the issue of a writ of certierari for quashing the proceedings of the meeting and the decisions taken thereat. In the other case, the petitioners' complaint is that though they are life members of t