1. - The petitioner was working with the respondent-Society. While he was working an order was passed by the respondent-Society, terminating his services. Being aggrieved by the termination, the petitioner has preferred this writ petition. Learned Counsel for the respondents has urged by way of preliminary objections that the respondent-Society is a registered Society, which is a private body, unconcerned with any Government agency. In this view of the matter, his objection is that the writ petition is not maintainable as the respondents are not covered under the definition of "State" given under Art. 12 of the Constitution of India.

2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, to meet this argument of counsel for the respondents, urged that under Chapter III of the Constitution of India there are certain fundamental rights which are enforced not only against 'State' but against individuals as well. For this purpose, he has placed reliance on Article 15(2) of the Constitution wherein, he alleges, that no citizen shall, on the ground only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any one of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard