1. These appeals arise from a common judgment dated 01.08.2019 in W.P.(C) Nos.20338/2019 and 19782/2019. The former writ appeal arises from the judgment in W.P.(C) No.20338/2019 and the latter appeal arises from W.P.(C) No.19782/2019. The petitioners therein are the appellants herein. The appellants in the former appeal were members of the previous Managing Committee of Keezhallur Service Co - operative Bank Limited No.F 1455 (for short, 'the Bank'), the term of which had expired on 20.07.2019. It is a primary credit society. Prior to the expiry of the term, the said Committee took a resolution to conduct election to the management of the society sixty days ahead of expiry of its term, in accordance with the mandate under R.35A(1) of the Kerala Co - operative Societies Rules (for brevity, 'the KCS Rules'). On its receipt along with the recommendation of the Joint Registrar, viz., the 3rd respondent herein the State Co - operative Election Commission issued Ext.P1 notification dated 14.05.2019 proposing to conduct election to the Managing Committee of the society, on 07.07.2019. One of the members of the said Society by name Sri.V.R Bhaskaran challenged the said notification dated 1