1. This writ petition has been brought by a co-operative society-Eraveli Co-operative Consumers' Stores Ltd.-represented by its President. The 2nd respondent was employed as a clerk in one of the ration shops conducted by the petitioner-society. Certain irregularities are said to have been noticed in the conduct of that ration shop and the 2nd respondent was called upon by the society to submit his explanation to the charges communicated to him. He was also placed under suspension pending enquiry as per a memo dated 13-8-1966 issued to him by the President of the Society. Thereafter the disciplinary sub committee of the society met on 23rd September, 1966 and decided to dispense with the services of the 2nd respondent and that decision was communicated to the 2nd respondent by the Secretary of the Society by a letter dated 24th September, 1966. It would appear that acting on the basis of a complaint preferred before him by the 2nd respondent the Deputy Labour Officer, Cochin held a conciliation conference and at that conference it was pointed out that the action taken by the disciplinary sub committee to terminate the services of the 2nd respondent was not in accordance