The Judgment of the Court was delivered by A.S.Venkatachalamoorthy, J.:

1. Theabove writ appeal has been directed against the Order in W.P.No.16833 of 1998.

2. Thebrief facts necessary for the purpose of dealing with this appeal can be stated as under:

The appellant was working as Secretary of the Kancheepuram Co-operative Housing Society Limited and he retired on attaining the age superanuation on 37. 1998. The Registrar of Cooperative Housing Society namely the second respondent herein issued proceedings in Na.Ka.No.11534 of 1998/E4 dated 29. 1998 reappointing the appellant for a year. The first respondent herein as writ petitioner challenged the validity of the said order on the ground that the same is violative of the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act and Rules. In short the contention of the first respondent/writ petitioner is that the appellant is not eligible to be appointed in the same post namely as Secretary and the order is totally without jurisdiction contrary to the provisions of the Act. The writ petition is allowed by the learned single Judge of this Court by an Order dated 22. 1999. Along with the present writ appeal the appellant h