JUDGMENT :

1. This is a batch of 24 petitions preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the order dated 27.01.2014 passed by the Co-operative Tribunal, Uttar Pradesh whereby the award passed by the Arbitrator in proceedings under Section 70 of the U.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1965) has been affirmed.

2. The issue involved in the aforesaid 24 petitions is common and is based, by and large, on almost similar facts and the issue of law involved in all petitions is same, hence, all petitions were connected and were heard together and are being decided by this common judgment.

3. To put the controversy in a perspective, the Court shall be considering the facts from the leading petition bearing No.1001289 (M/S) of 2014 alongwith W.P. bearing No. 1003095 (MS) of 2014. However, the submissions of the respective counsel for the parties which are almost the same in all petitions have been noticed and wherever necessary facts of the other petitions is required it will also be noticed at the appropriate place.

4. Primarily, the basic facts which are common in all the petitions are that the private respondent were the initi