B.R. Gavai, J.

1. 1. The present petition challenges the order passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Amravati dated 15-7-1989 in Revision No. 6 of 1987, thereby rejecting the revision of the present petitioner.

2. 2. Factual background giving rise to filing of the present is as under:--

That, the petitioner was working as a Secretary in

APMC, Achalpur, the respondent No. 1 herein, since its

inception i.e. 1963. On account of certain grievance,

the petitioner submitted an offer for voluntary

retirement vide his letter dated 28th October, 1986. In

the letter, offering for voluntary retirement, the

petitioner had put certain conditions. The relevant

condition for adjudication of the present petition in the

said letter is Condition No. 2, which reads thus, "that

an amount of gratuity should be paid in accordance with the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and Rule 34

(C) of Service Conditions of APMC as per the pay payable to the petitioner on the date of retirement."

1. 3. The said letter of the petitioner offering for voluntary retirement was placed before the Committee of the respondent No. 1, APMC in its meeting held on 29th October, 1986. The Committe