1. All these writ petitions challenge the validity of the Government Orders, approving the Special Bye-laws framed under Rule 149 of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Rules 1988, regulating the service conditions of the employees of various District Central Cooperative Banks.

2. I have heard Mr. R. Yashod Vardhan, learned Senior Counsel Mr. A.S. Thambusamy and Mr. R. Rajaram, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mr. Vijay Narayan, learned Senior Counsel, Mrs. G.Thilakavathy, Mr. M.R. Raghavan, Mr. M.S. Palanisamy and Mr. P.S. Sivashanmuga Sundaram learned counsel appearing for the Banks and Ms. T.P. Savitha, learned Government Advocate appearing for the official respondents in all WPs.

3. When the correctness of a Government Order in G.O.Ms.No.86, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 12.3.2001, validating all appointments to Cooperative Societies and Cooperative Banks, was put to test in a batch of writ petitions, a Division Bench of this Court issued directions in L.Justine and Another vs. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies {2002 (4) CTC 385}, to Societies where cadre strength had not been fixed, to adopt Special Bye-laws in confo