( 1 ) THE Bombay Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 was extended to Delhi by a notification dated 8-1-1949 by the Central Government acting under section 7 of the Delhi Laws Act, 1912, subject to certain modifications. Section 73 of the Bombay Co-operative Societies Act had repealed the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 insofar as it applied to the province of Bombay. Clause 12 of the Notification modified section 73 of the said Act while extending it to Delhi in the following words :-

"for Section 73, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- Section 73. The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 in so far as it applied to the province of Delhi, is hereby repealed. "

UNDER Section 54 of the Bombay Co-operative Societies Act, a dispute between the petitioner and his employers, the C. P. W. D. Work Charge Staff Consumers Co-operative Society Ltd. (Respondent No. 1) was REFERRED TO the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Respondent No. 2 ). The dispute was decided by the award of the Registrar made on 12-10-66 directing the petitioner to pay to the respondent No. 1 Rs. 5276. 84 as principal plus costs of Rs. 527. 00 together with interest at the rate of 8% per annu