S.S.SANDHAWALIA, J.

1. Whether a dispute between a Co-operative Society on the one hand, and the employee, agent, or member, of another Co-operative Society (claiming through a member), is within the ambit of arbitration under S.55(1)(b) of the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 --is the significant question which has necessitated the hearing of this writ petition by the Full Bench. Also at issue is some discordance of precedent within this Court though at the motion stage.

2. Mam Raj petitioner was working as the salesman of the Imbli Co-operative Agriculture Service Society Ltd. which used to purchase fertilizers from the Jagadhri Co-operative Marketing-cum-Processing Society Ltd., Jagadhri (hereinafter called the Marketing Society ) on a consignment basis. The commission earned by the Imbli Co-operative Agriculture Service Society Ltd (hereinafter called the Imbli Society), on the sale of such fertilizers payable by the Marketing society was shared equally by the petitioner and the Imbli Society. A dispute arose between the Marketing Society and the Imbli Society inter alia with regard to the payment of the commission on fertilizers and the matter was referred to th