( 1 ) THIS is an application under Article 227 of the Constitution. An Arbitrator (Shri B. Chartterjee, Inspector of Co-operative Societies, Santipur Development Block (Fulia), Nadia), appointed under the provisions of the Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1940, gave his judgment and award in Dispute Case No. 108n of 1969-70 on the 3rd January, 1971. The petitioner's case is that the Arbitrator issued a gist of the award on April 10, 1971. The petitioner received the said gist on the 16th April, 1971. Then the petitioner applied on the 23rd April, 1971, to the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Nadia, for a certified copy of the judgment and award. The Assistant Registrar by a letter dated the 24th August, 1971, requisitioned stamps for supply of the certified copy of the judgment and award. On the following day, namely, the 25th August, 1971, the petitioner deposited the requisite stamps for the certified copy. The petitioner received the certified copy on the 11th September, 1971. The petitioner sent the memorandum of appeal on the 26th September, 1971, to the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Nadia. The Puja Vacation intervened