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Allahabad High Court Limits Powers of Interim Cooperative Society Management Committees
Nyaya Prep • Published • Updated • 3 min read
The Allahabad High Court held that an interim management committee cannot induct or remove members of a cooperative society.
Key development
The membership-altering resolution was treated as a nullity and could not be implemented by the Registrar.
The membership-altering resolution was treated as a nullity and could not be implemented by the Registrar.
Background
The dispute concerned the authority of a temporary committee appointed under Section 29(4-B) of the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1965. The committee had purported to change the society’s membership.
Legal issue and reasoning
The Bench explained that an interim body exists to conduct routine affairs pending regular governance and cannot alter the general body’s composition. The Registrar’s statutory powers do not validate an otherwise unauthorised resolution.
Outcome and next step
The membership-altering resolution was treated as a nullity and could not be implemented by the Registrar.
Bench: Justices J J Munir and Indrajeet Shukla
Act: U.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1965
Section: Sections 29 and 128
Original report: LiveLaw
- Cooperative Societies Governance
- HC
- 9 October 2026