governed by its bye-laws. The petitioner is a practising Advocate and is a member of the first respondent Association. The first respondent issued a notification dated 01.03.2019 scheduling Elections on 05.04.2019 to elect the office bearers of the first respondent Association and the petitioner was a contestant for the post of Librarian. Following the same, an Election committee headed by one M.L.Jegan, as Chief Election Officer, was constituted by the first respondent. While so, on 20.03.2019, in the evening, the second respondent / Election Committee called upon the petitioner and three other candidates to clarify about their suspension from the Bar on account of not passing AIBE Examination and on obtaining clarifications, the petitioner's nomination was accepted along with that of one H.Karunakaran. Upon receipt of the notice dated 20.03.2019, the petitioner filed a writ petition before this Court and his candidature was accepted at the SR stage itself. Out of the total 7 Election Officers, 2 had resigned and no persons were inducted in their place and without requisite quorum in the Election Committee, the election process was carried on, and even on 21.03.2019, the petitioner sent a representation to the respondent authorities narrating the entire facts and circumstances of the conduct of the affairs of the first respondent.
