JUDGMENT - M.H. KANIA, Actg. C.J.:---This is an appeal against the judgment and order of the learned 8th Additional District Judge, Pune, in Civil Appeal No. 578 of 1984.

2. The appellants before me are the defendants, who succeeded in the trial Court but failed in the District Court and the respondent is the original plaintiff, who failed in the trial Court but succeeded in the District Court.

3. The plaintiff, Dr. V.S. Satpute, was working as the Head Master in a School run by defendant No. 1, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act and defendant No. 2 was the Honorary Secretary of the said society. Very briefly stated, there were allegations against the plaintiff that the misappropriated large amounts belonging to the society and there was a demand that he should make good the losses caused by him and submit his resignation. On 24th October, 1982 there was a meeting of the society at which two letters of resignation and a cheque were given by the plaintiff. According to the defendants, at that meeting the resignation of the plaintiff was accepted from the end of October, 1982. On 26th October, 1982 the plaintiff sent a letter to defendant No. 1 society informing

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