1. The appeal is against the decision of a learned judge of this Court in O. P. No. 363 of 1973 reported in 1975 KLT. 460. In view of the importance of the question raised the matter was directed to be placed before a Full Bench. The learned judge dismissed the writ petition to quash Ext. P1 Award of the Registrar, confirmed on appeal by Ext. P2 order of the Co-operative Appellate Tribunal. The question relates to a dispute as to the seniority and promotion as between the writ petitioner-appellant and the 4th respondent. The Committee of the Kuttipuram Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. (referred to for short as the Society) promoted the appellant as Assistant Accountant on 1 51969. The 4th Respondent thereupon submitted a petition to the Committee complaining against the said promotion. The Committee by an order (referred to in Ext. P1 as Ext. Cl) referred the matter to the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The Deputy Registrar after considering the services and qualifications of the two candidates gave his opinion (referred to in Ext. P1 as C2) that the 4th Respondent was to be promoted in preference to the appellant. In pursuance of this opinion, the Committee