A.S. Venkatachala Moorthy, J.

The unsuccessful petitioner in the Original Petition is the appellant herein. The writ appeal has been filed against the judgment in O.P. No. 14435 of 1997 dismissing the Original Petition filed by the

appellant/ petitioner praying the Court to quash the order made in Ext. P3 dated 4.6.1997 as illegal and for a declaration that the Quilon Processing and Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd., Kadappakada, Kollam is entitled to fill up the retirement vacancies.

2. It is necessary for the proper adjudication of the matter that the case of the respective parties are set out in detail.

3. In the Original Petition dated 16th August, 1997 the Quilon Processing and Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd., Kadappakada, representing by the President N. Gouthaman has stated that the society markets cement directly, supplied by companies like Malabar Cements Ltd. and Ramco and that apart the State Marketing Federation supplies different varieties of manure for mixing and distribution to various primary Cooperative Societies in Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram and Alappuzha Districts. According to the petitioner, after getting the supply of manure from Kerala State Mar