OM PRAKASH MAURYA vs U.P. COOPERATIVE SUGAR FACTORIES FEDERATION,LUCKNOW & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees Service Regulations, 1975 govern the employment terms of the appellant, and since there was no prohibition against extending the probationary period, the appellant could not be deemed confirmed after the statutory maximum period of probation. The Court ruled that the reversion to the substantive post was invalid as the appellant was still on probation, thus allowing the appeal against the High Court's decision. The judgment clarifies the interplay between the U.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1975, specifically Sections 121 and 122, and the service rules applicable to cooperative societies.