1. The petitioners, nine in number, were the elected members of the Managing Committee of the Quilon Automobile Employees Co - operative Society, having been elected on 20/06/2010. As they had been at the helm of the affairs of the Society, the first respondent issued Ext. P1 show cause notice purportedly under S.32 of the Kerala Co - operative Societies Act, 1969 (‘the Act’ for brevity) seeking explanation from the petitioners, the members of the Managing Committee, why the Managing Committee comprising them should not be superseded. Though the petitioners did submit their explanation through Ext. P2, the first respondent eventually passed Ext. P3 order dated 28/02/2015 superseding the Managing Committee and also appointing a Part - time Administrator. Assailing Ext. P3, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition.

2. Sri. P. C. Sasidharan, the learned counsel for the petitioners, has submitted that Ext. P3 is devoid of any reasoning, much less merit. In elaboration of his submissions, the learned counsel has laid specific emphasis on S.32 of the Act, especially sub-sections (2) and (3) thereof.

3. Taking me through the statutory provisions, the learned counsel has submitte