JEEVAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE issue before the Full Bench is whether a writ petition lies against a Co-operative Society, and if it does, in what circumstances? Context is the enforcement of bye-laws governing service conditions of employees.

( 2 ) IN P. S. Naidu v. Chittoor District Co-operative Central Bank, (1977) 2 APLJ (HC) 282: (1978 Lab IC 528), a Division Bench of this Court held that an order of punishment made by a Society against its employee cannot be questioned by the latter by way of writ petition. The Bench pointed out "as far as this Court is concerned, it has uniformly taken the view that a writ petition does not lie against a co-operative society especially when it relates to matters concerning the Society and its employees. In C. V. Narasimha Naidu v. Chittoor District Co-operative Bank Ltd. , (1971) 2 APLJ (SN)16 ("w. P. No. 3788/1970 dated 7-6-1971 "), one of us (Kuppuswami, J.) following the decision of a Division Bench of this (Madras?) Court in Lakshmaiah v. Sri Perumbadur T. C. M. Society, AIR 1962 Mad 169, held that an order under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be issued to quash the proceedings of a co-operative society. . . . The Bench noted that th