This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment and order of the Bombay High Court, Punjabi Bench dated April 26, 1996 made in W.P.No.145 of 1996. It is not necessary to dilate upon the entire controversy that has arisen between the parties. Suffice it to state that on September 20, 1996, this Court, after hearing all the counsel, passed the following as: &quantity is now an admitted position that the appellant Bank is neither National cooperative society, nor Statewide notified Co-operative society falling under Section 35 of multi state cooperative society Act, 1984. In that perspective the only procedure for conducting the election to other Society is as per Paragraph 8 of the Schedule which envisages conducting of elections in accordance with the procedure prescribed therein. It is not in dispute that the General Body of the Society resolved to adopt paragraphs 2 to 7 of the Schedule for conducting elections to the society and resolution to that effect was passed and also the Bye laws were amended. The area of controversy is whether the amended Bye law has been approved by the Registrar. The High Court has proceeded on the premise that the Registrar must have approved the Bye laws and on that premise directed the respondent to conduct the election. Unless the Bye law is approved by the Registrar, they do not become effective. Resultantly any election conducted in transgression of the statutory rules would admittedly become invalid. the learned counsel for the Registrar, is directed to file an affidavit whether the Bye laws have been approved by the Registrar, or not." Pursuant thereto, the Registrar of co-operative societies, Samba Datagram Desai has filed his affidavit in which he stated that an amendment to bye law No.36 was approved by the Central Registrar of the multi state cooperative society on September 6, 1994. The amended bye law was appended as Annexure R-1 which would show that: " The Board of Directors shall consist of 13 Directors of which 3 Directors or 1/3 of the number of Directors whichever is less shall be nominated by the Government or any authority specified by it, in this behalf, if the Government has purchased share of the Bank. The Managing Director shall be the Offices member of the Board of Directors. The other members of the Board of Directors shall be elected as per the multi state cooperative society registration Act, 1984 and Rules as prescribed under Para 2 of the Schedule to the Multi State Cooperative Societies Rules 1985. The Constituency and the Units of the affiliated Societies to the Bank shall be as under.