As per case facts... multiple civil suits were filed concerning the management of the Church of South India (CSI), challenging the re-election of office bearers and amendments to the bye-laws ... due to a flawed electoral college and improper procedure. The High Court ultimately declared all elections invalid and appointed a Committee of Administrators. The appeal to the Supreme Court challenged the High Court's twin impugned orders, which had declared the entire re-election of all office bearers void and instituted a Committee of Administrators. The question arose... whether the High Court erred in declaring all elections invalid, appointing administrators, and how the technical requirement of filing a representative suit under Order 1 Rule 8 CPC impacted the validity of interim reliefs. Finally... the Supreme Court set aside the Division Bench's orders, reinstating the Single Judge's initial finding that only the Moderator's election was invalid (due to non-ratified constitutional amendments) and directing re-election only for that post by an appointed Election Officer. It affirmed that non-compliance with Order 1 Rule 8 CPC is a curable defect and not a bar to granting interim relief, but cautioned that orders passed without it may not bind the entire membership.