Union of India (Railway Board) and Others v. J. V. Subhaiah and Others

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1996 Supreme(Online)(SC) 11

SUPREME COURT
K. Ramaswamy, J
Union of India (Railway Board) and Others v. J. V. Subhaiah and Others

Advocates:
For the Appellants: Shri Tulsi
For the Respondents: Shri K. Madhava Reddy, Mrs. Chandan Ramamurthy

Table of Content
1. court grants leave, examining rights of cooperative employees. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. discussion on the statutory framework governing cooperative societies. (Para 4 , 5 , 12)
3. court finds prior decisions unsustainable in law regarding employee classification. (Para 17 , 20 , 21)
4. final verdict rules against claims of cooperative employees as railway servants. (Para 22 , 23)

1. Leave granted in all the special leave petitions.

3. The admitted facts are that the respondents were appointed by the respective Railway Cooperative Stores registered under the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act , 1964 as amended from time to time. The Cooperative Stores were organised by the Railway Administration as social welfare measure to inculcate thrift and cooperative spirit in the management of the societies, distribution of essential commodities and lending of credit facilities etc. to the members of the societies. Under the bye laws, respective societies consist of serving members of the Railway Administration at the respective places. Normally these societies are formed at railway junctions. They are organised under the instructions issued by the Railway Administration in t