Permod Kholi, J.

1. Respondent No. 5 is a Co-operative Society engaged in the business of providing economic aid to its members in the form of cash, fertilizers, insecticides etc. The society is managed by the executive body elected/constituted in a accordance with its bye laws. The executive body consists of 9 members. The society has various employees including Surjit Singh son of the petitioner, who was serving as Salesman, Fertilizers. During the scrutiny of accounts in the month of April, 2006 one Gurnam Singh Inspector of the society discovered various illegalities/irregularities and misappropriation of the amount. On detection of various irregularities, a team was constituted for verification of the accounts/The said team found embezzlement, misappropriation and fraud in the accounts. On the basis of such report, respondent No. 4 issued show-cause notices to the members of the Managing Committee as also some employees including Surjit Singh, son of the petitioners. Surjit Singh filed his reply to the show cause notice and on consideration of reply, respondent No. 4 vide his order dated 5.3.2007 exonerated Surjit Singh as is evident from his order (Annexure P-1). In t