1. This writ petition was heard and the judgment was dictated on 23-2-1979; however, as clarifications on certain points were felt necessary the judgment was not signed, and the matter was ordered to be re-posted; this judgment is now pronounced after having heard the matter further today.

2. The petitioner is a member of the Arbor Village Service Co-operative Society of which the second respondent is the Secretary. The Society initiated arbitration proceedings against the petitioner for realising amounts alleged to have been due from him to it. The Arbitrator (the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies) passed an ex parte award fixing the liability of the petitioner. Revision Petition No. 27 of 1974 against the award, preferred by the petitioner was dismissed by the first respondent, the Kerala Co-operative Tribunal. Ext. P1 is the copy of the revision memorandum dated 15-11-1974, and Ext P2 is the copy of the common judgment of the 1st respondent dated 11-12-1976 disposing of Revision Petition No. 27 of 1974 along with Revision Petition Nos. 28 and 29 of 1974.

3. In revision petition No. 27 of 1974, with which alone we are concerned in this writ petition, the que