The petitioner in O.P.No.985 of 1992 is a Senior Clerk in the second respondent society, which is a credit society registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (the act). The society had been classified in class IV of Appendix III to the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969 (The rules) though the increase in its working capital and outstandings justified a higher classification. The managing committee of the society passed resolution Ext.P1 on 30-5-1991, resolving to upgrade the society to class III and to pay salary accordingly to the members of its staff. This was duly intimated to the first respondent, Assistant Registrar. But he informed the society by his communication Ext.P2 dated 7-11-1991 that as per the extant orders of the Government, no reclassification of any society was permissible, and that it was not proper to pay the employees, the salary admissible for a society included in class III. The petitioner who is an employee of the society and who is affected by Ext.P2 has challenged it by filing the original petition.

2. O.P.No. 1436 of 1992 is by a Co-operative Bank. Its working capital and the outs landings entitled it to be included in