https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171467 A supervisor-cum-godown keeper of a cane growers' co-operative society was not an "officer" for purposes of compulsory arbitration because the inclusive definition of officer covered only office-bearers and persons empowered by rules or bye-laws to direct the society's business; no such authority was shown. A dispute over disciplinary proceedings and dismissal was also not a dispute "touching the business of the society", as that phrase was confined to the society's trading or commercial activity and did not extend to internal service matters. Civil court jurisdiction was therefore not barred, and the dismissal dispute remained triable by the civil court. en-us Wed, 27 Aug 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:09:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171467 A supervisor-cum-godown keeper of a cane growers' co-operative society was not an "officer" for purposes of compulsory arbitration because the inclusive definition of officer covered only office-bearers and persons empowered by rules or bye-laws to direct the society's business; no such authority was shown. A dispute over disciplinary proceedings and dismissal was also not a dispute "touching the business of the society", as that phrase was confined to the society's trading or commercial activity and did not extend to internal service matters. Civil court jurisdiction was therefore not barred, and the dismissal dispute remained triable by the civil court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Aug 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171467