R. N. MISRA, C. J.

( 1 ) THE Samasingha Service Co-operative Society Limited (opposite party No. 1) -- hereafter referred to as the 'society" --is a society within the meaning of Section 2 (k) of the Orissa Co-operative Societies Act, 1962 (hereafter referred to as the 'act') having its registered office at Samasingha within the district of Sambalpur. Petitioner was appointed as Secretary of the said society and was an officer within the meaning of Section 2 (g) of the Act On 19-11-1978 the President of the society (opposite party No. 2) suspended the petitioner from service and directed him to hand over charge of his office to the Co-operative Extension Officer of the Kolabira Block. Later that day, the Board of Management of the society approved the action of the President and also accepted the resignation of the President. The Co-operative Extension Officer was appointed as the Enquiring Officer to investigate into the charges against the petitioner. He called upon him to offier bis explanations against the charges. Though there is some amount of confusion-as to whether the order under Annexure 1 was one of suspension or discharge, the succeedinig President of the society wrote