PRABHU DAYAL vs SADHAN SAHKARI SAMITI MUJURI V.K.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the Allahabad High Court's decision that the Payment of Wages Act, 1963, and the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, do not apply to the employees of a cooperative society governed by statutory regulations. The Court emphasized that the compromise award made under the U.P. Act was invalid as the appellant failed to withdraw all applications as stipulated in the settlement. The judgment referenced Himanshu Kumar Vidyardhi v. State of Bihar (1997) and R.C. Tiwari v. M.P. State Cooperative Marketing Federation (AIR 1997 SC 2652) to support its findings.