ALOK CHATURVEDI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE two writ petitions are being disposed by a common judgment because in both of them a common question of law and fact is involved as to whether employees of Udaipur Dugdh Utpadak Sangh Limited, Udaipur (for in short "the Sangh") would be entitled to the benefits conferred upon them by resolution carried out by the Board of Directors of Sangh on 4. 1. 1999 with a view to giving effect to the settlement dated 13. 12. 1998 and the consequential order dated 26. 12. 1998.

(2.) THE Board of Directors by its resolution dated 4. 1. 1999 decided to upgrade various posts and consequently revised the salaries, of the employees of the Sangh. Resultantly, posts held by them were upgraded and salaries were also increased. THE Institutional Development Officer (for short "the I. D. O. ") of the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation, Jaipur (for short "the R. C. D. F. " however in purported exercise of his powers u/s. 32 (1) of the Rajasthan Cooperative Societies Act, 1965 (for short "the Act of 1965") issued a notice to the Sangh on 23. 1. 1999 for rescinding the said resolution.

(3.) I have heard Mr. M. R. Singhvi and Mr. M. S. Singhvi, learned counsels for the petitioners and P. S. Bhati, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the record.