G.P. Singh, C.J.

The petitioner was employed as a confirmed Super-visor by the District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, Ambikapur respondent No. 1 in the petition. There were 32 other Supervisors who were similarly employed in the various branches of the respondent Bank. The Registrar, Co-operative Societies, in exercise of his powers conferred under section 55 of the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, made the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Central Bank Employees Services (Terms of employment and working conditions) Rules, 1977. These Rules were amended by the Registrar on 8th May 1980. By this amendment, the definition of "cadre" contained in Rule 2 (n) was widened to mean a cadre of paid Managers, paid Samiti Sewaks, paid Managing Directors, paid Secretaries of Village Service Co-operative Societies, Large Sized Agricultural Credit Societies, Adimjati Seva Sahakari Samiti, Krishi Sewa Sahakari Samiti and other Societies affiliated to the Bank. Rule 4 (2) was also amended the effect of which was that the posts of Managing Directors/Managers of Adimjati Sewa Sahakari Samiti, Krishi Sewa Sahakari Samiti were equated with Supervisor/Senior Cashier/Upper Division Cl