M.M.Kumar, J.

1. This order shall dispose of a bunch of 8 petitions because common facts and questions of law are involved therein. However, the facts are being referred from CWP No. 12820 of 1999.

2. The Jullundur District Co-operative Agricultural Service Societies Employees Union (Regd.) [for brevity, `the Union] has filed the aforementioned petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the action of the respondents for restricting the payment of salary to the employees CWP No. 12820 of 1999 and connected petitions at 75% of the net profit of the Cooperative Agricultural Service Societies (for brevity, `the Society(s). The petitioner Union has sought quashing of letters dated 22.4.1999, 3.12.1998, 3.6.1999 and 18.5.1999 (P-7 to P-10) on the ground that the service conditions regarding grant of pay-scales and other service benefits of the employees working in the Society(s) in the State of Punjab have been changed in an illegal, arbitrary and mala fide manner, which is contrary to the Punjab State Co-operative Agricultural Service Societies Service Rules, 1997 (for brevity, `the 1997 Rules). Further a mandamus has been sought directing the respondents to allo