( 1 ) BY this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, the petitioner Dukhooram Gupta challenges the order of suspension, dated 30-5-1980, passed by the Cooperative 'agricultural Association, Kawardha (respondent No. 1 ). Respondents 2 and 3 are respectively the Managing Committee and Secretary of the Association and respondent No. 4 is the Registrar, Co-operative Societies.

( 2 ) THE petitioner was appointed as Manager by the Association with the sanction of the Registrar on 14-3-1952 and was confirmed on the above post on 13-10-1952. In 1955, the Registrar inspected the work of the Association and found several items of defalcation and irregularities. On his direction, the petitioner was suspended on 19-3-1955 and a departmental enquiry was started against him. The petitioner applied to the High Court for quashing the order of suspension and succeeded in Misc. Petition No. 269 of 1956, decided on 28-2-1959. The Association took the matter in Letters Patent Appeal; but while that appeal was awaiting decision, it dismissed the petitioner on 8-8-1958. The Letters Patent Appeal was hence dismissed. Another petition challenging the dismissal was then fi