The petitioners, who claim themselves to be life members of the General Body of a registered Society namely Memorial Committee of Management Kishori Lal Smarak Inter College, Nakur, Saharanpur, have filed the instant writ petition seeking quashing of the order dated 21.4.2018 passed by Assistant Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Saharanpur. By the said order, the Assistant Registrar has rejected the complaint filed by the petitioners in regard to membership of forty new members. It is recorded in the impugned order that an order dated 8.3.2018, also impugned herein was passed under Section 25(2) of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, nominating Sri Rajveer Singh Rana, Retd. Principal, Government Vedic Inter College, Saharanpur, as Election Officer for conducting election of the Committee of Management of the Society. By the same order, he was directed to conduct election from list of eighty-four members, which included forty members in respect of which complaint was filed by the petitioners. It has been observed by the Assistant Registrar that the induction of members in the General Body could not be examined on the basis of provisions contained in the Scheme of Administration, as prayed for by the complainants. The said aspect has to be considered in accordance with the constitution of the Society. It is also noted in the order that election was held as per election programme dated 11.4.2018 issued by the Election Officer. A further direction has been issued to the newly elected Committee of Management to take steps under Sections 3 & 4 of the Act. It was left open to the complainants to raise the dispute before court of competent jurisdiction.
