( 1 ) PETITIONER Thaneshwar Mishra, claiming to be a voter in the election of respondent Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Mandla, feels aggrieved by the order of rejection of his nomination paper (Annexure-P-5) by the respondent No. 4 and seeks a writ of certiorari for quashing the said order, together with the election programme (Annexure P-3), by filing this petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India.

( 2 ) THE petitioner claims to be a voter in category C (Varga-Ga) and his name appears in the final voter list (Annexure-P. 1) at serial No. 123. It appears that the election of the respondent Bank became due in the year 1984. On 20-4-1984, respondent-Registrar requested all Collectors in the State of Madhya Pradesh to nominate Deputy Collectors by name as Returning Officers for holding the said election. On receipt of the aforesaid letter, Collector, Mandla, by his order dated 28-4-1984, nominated the respondent No. 4 as Returning Officer for holding the election of the respondent-Bank. The respondent No. 4, acting on the aforesaid authorization, issued the election programme on 19-5-1984 (Annexure P-3 ). He also notified that a special general meeti