1 The issue before the Full Bench is whether a writ petition lies against a cooperative society, and if it does, in what circumstances ? The context is the enforcement of bye laws governing service condition of employees.

2 In P. S. Naidu v. Chittoor District Cooperative Central Bank [1977] 2 APLJ 282 , a Division Bench of this court held that an order of punishment made by a society against its employees cannot be questioned by the latter by way of a writ petition. The Bench pointed out "as far as this court is concerned, it has uniformly taken the view that a writ petition does not led against a cooperative society especially when it relates to matters concerning the society and its employees. In C. V. Narasimha Naidu v. Chittoor District Cooperative Bank Ltd. [1971] 2 APLJ (SN) 16, "W.P.No. 3788 of 1970 dated 7th June, 1971)" one of us (Kuppuswami J.) (sic) following the decision of a Division Bench of this (Madras) court in C. Lakshmiah v. Sri Perumbadur Taluk Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd., AIR 1962 Mad. 169, held that an order under Art .226 of the Constitution cannot be issued to quash the proceedings of a cooperative society....." The Bench noted that there appears to b

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