( 1 ) A learned Single Judge of this Court has made this Reference vide Order dated 7. 12. 2000, passed in W. P. No. 36625/2000 to a larger Bench, for reconsideration of the law as enunciated in the division Bench judgment reported in W. P. No. 14792 - 804/1998 c/w 14095/1998 dated 9. 3. 2000 (M/s. Veerashaiva Co-op. Bank Ltd. vs presiding Officer, Labour Court and others) on the ground that amendment brought to Section 70 of the Co-operative Societies Act ousts the jurisdiction of Labour Court by conferring the jurisdiction on the Registrar of the Co-operative Societies. This Reference was placed before us on 9. 4. 2003 as per the order of the Hon ble Chief justice dated 1. 4. 2003.

( 2 ) BRIEF facts leading to the Order of Reference, as alleged, are: the Karnataka Sugar Workers Federation (R) represented by its president has filed W. P. No. 36625/2000 challenging the validity of amendments made to the Co-operative Societies Act by the karnataka Co-operative 2nd Amendment Act, 1997 as published in the Karnataka Gazette dated 27. 3. 2000, in so far as it relates to amendment made to Section 70 (1) (d) and Section 70 (2) (d) of the karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 ( KCS Ac

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