Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.

1. Heard Shri Gajendra Pratap, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Jai Singh Parihar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel appearing for Respondents No.1 and 2 as well as Sri Prabhakar Awasthi and Sri Manish Kumar Pandey, learned counsels appearing for Respondents No.3 and 4.

2. Petitioners through this writ petition have challenged the order dated 19.09.2023 passed by the Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies & Chits, Jhansi Region, Jhansi, whereby he has declared election proceedings dated 30.10.2021 and election proceedings dated 10.6.2023 to be invalid. The Assistant Registrar vide order dated 19.09.2023 has also declared the Committee of Management of the society as time barred in exercise of powers under Section 25(2) of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and further for elections of the Committee of Management of the society has proceeded to determine valid members of the society i.e. electoral college under Section 4(B) of the Act of 1860.

3. At the very outset Sri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned counsel appearing for Respondents No.3 and 4 has raised preli