1. The petitioner is the President of the Thrissur District Co - operative Hospital Society Ltd., ('the Society' for short), a Society registered under the Kerala Co - operative Societies Act ('the Act' for short). The term of the managing committee of the Society is due to expire on 04/12/2016. On 22/08/2016, the managing committee resolved to request the first respondent, the State Cooperative Election Commission ('the Election Commission' for short), to take steps to conduct election on 23/10/2016 to form a new managing committee. Ext. P1 is the resolution adopted by the managing committee in this connection. Ext. P1 resolution and the documents required to be submitted along with the same, have been submitted to the second respondent, the Joint Registrar of Co - operative Societies for onward transmission to the Election Commission. It is alleged that the second respondent is not